Human Rights Watch has released their World Report 2002, a state of the world report on human rights.

None too surprisingly, the report finds that “the anti-terror campaign led by the United States is inspiring opportunistic attacks on civil liberties around the world.”

“Terrorists believe that anything goes in the name of their cause,” said Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. “The fight against terror must not buy into that logic. Human rights principles must not be compromised in the name of any cause.”

The entire report is 670 pages, so for a smaller investment of your time, watch this 3 1/2 minute video from the BBC.

Irrelevant note: the sharp-eyed will note that BBC broadcasts are in high-definition, using a widescreen aspect ratio.