Amnesty says human rights have been eclipsed by "war on terror".
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SUBMITTER: Eaton L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1471954 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
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Amnesty says human rights have been eclipsed by "war on terror".
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20060501 7552
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