Gita Sahgal, head of the gender unit at Amnesty International has criticised the charity’s support of former Guantanamo detainee, Moazzam Begg.

Claiming that the partnership “fundamentally damages” the organization’s reputation. A row has now been sparked between Ms Sahgal and Amnesty International.

Moazzam Begg was detained and tortured for three years before being released without charge. He is now an active member of Cageprisoners, a human rights organisation that was established and exists solely to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the war on terror.

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