War on terrorism is a common practice performed by both the former intelligence of the United States and the current security practitioners in the same country. The ability to look at the threat in many perspectives is however not absent between the two bodies. While in efforts of ending terrorism, countries like the United States have found themselves on the wrong footing while human rights are being infringed. Many approaches applied in fighting terrorism have been found to conflict with the rights of humans. The efficacy of the federal government on such matters where the rights of human beings have been trampled upon can never be justified despite the outcome of the process. Human life cannot be gambled with. This essay seeks to state and proof that war on …show more content…
For instance, the incident involving the prisoners at Abu Ghraib Prison and the American Soldiers 2004 in Iraq was a big abuse of the human rights. The Amnesty International in 2003 charged the war on terrorism by stating that it has made the world more unsafe through curtailing the rights of human beings, while looking down upon the rule of the international law and covering governments from possible scrutiny. War on terror has thus brought more harm than benefits as far as human rights are concerned (Wittebols 253-266).
In conclusion, war on terrorism has created divisions amongst people from different origins and faiths and sowing more conflict. Socio-economic factors cutting across the rights of human beings have been ignored. The efforts of which have led to a worse situation and a point where the lives of human beings are gambled with. Many studies have focused on the accomplishments on the war on terror but very little has been reported based on the humanitarian endeavors to safeguard all. Simply, human rights are no longer of