"OPPORTuNISM WATCH": Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) denounces repression in the name of anti-terrorism

Opportunism in the Face of Tragedy: Repression in the Name of Anti-terrorism
For the forseeable future, much of the world will understandably be focused on efforts to bring those responsible for the attacks of September 11 to justice. In the meantime, some governments may cynically try to take advantage of this struggle to justify or intensify their own crackdowns on political opponents or religious groups. In other places, leaders may exploit the situation to advance unnecessarily restrictive or punitive policies against refugees, asylum-seekers, and other foreigners. Human Rights Watch will seek to report any statements or actions of this kind on this site as they occur.   Available at: http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/september11/opportunismwatch.htm