David Trimble has accused human rights groups of

"being complicit in the murder of innocent victims...

One of the great curses of this world is the human rights industry"

Amnesty's repsonse:

"The threat of terrorism must never be used as an excuse for abus ing people's human rights. David Trimble should remember that human rights organisations have condemned killings and other abuses by terrorist groups all over the world, while at the same time criticising governments who use the 'war on terror' as a pretext to abuse their citizens."