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A/HRC/40/52 | HRC report on the role of measures to address terrorism and violent extremism on closing civic space and violating the rights of civil society actors and human rights defenders - Fionnuala Ní Aoláin - (2019) I. Trends and patterns in the use of counter-terrorism measures against civil society actors and human rights defenders
A. Counter-terrorism architecture, security imperatives and civil society
B. The value of civil society in countering terrorism II. The Impact of the global matrixes that regulate counter-terrorism, PVE and national security on civil society
A. The Security Council - Procedural aspects
- Key human rights issues: Lack of definitions of terrorism and of violent extremism
- Terrorism sanctions and the criminalisation of various forms of support to terrorism
- The absence of exemption clauses for civil society actors
- Measures limiting the movement of ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ and ‘terrorists’
- Using the internet for terrorist purposes
B. The General Assembly
C. The Role of new global outsource entities
III. Typology of national measures and trends impacting civil society
A. Security legislation: Overly broad definitions
B. Legislation criminalising the legitimate exercise of fundamental freedoms
C. Legislation strictly regulating the existence of civil society
D. Measures that limit various forms of support to terrorism
E. Indiscriminate legislation choking civil society
F. Increased use of administrative measures
G. Devolution of regulation to private actors
H. Overlapping, cumulative and sustained forms of harassment
I. Media campaigns
J. Physical harassment
K. Judicial harassment
L. Group Persecution IV. Key effects on civil society
V. Conclusion and recommendations
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Advance Unedited Version |
A/HRC/37/52 | HRC report on the human rights challenge of states of emergency in the context of countering terrorism - Fionnuala Ní Aoláin - (2018)
I. Concept and legal basis for emergency powers while countering terrorism
A.International Law
B.Domestic Law
II.Declaration of emergency and the problem of de facto emergencies
A.International law obligations and declaration
B.International oversight of declaration of emergency
C.State obligations when declaring emergencies
D.Hidden, de facto and complex emergencies
III. Human rights protection measures that must be taken in states of emergency
A.Which rights cannot be limited or suspended?
B.Balance, necessity and proportionality in limiting rights while countering terrorism
C.Domestic and international oversight of emergency powers
IV.Ending emergencies
V.Prohibition of permanent and complex emergency powers
VI.Post-9/11 Practices
A.Declarations of war and states of emergency
B. Extra-territorial use of emergency powers
VII.Conclusions and Recommendations |
E |
A/HRC/34/61 | HRC report on Recent developments and thematic updates - Ben Emmerson - (2017)
- Victims of terrorism
- Al-Qaida and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant sanctions regime
- Accountability of public officials for gross or systematic human rights violations committed in the course of State-sanctioned counter-terrorism initiatives
- Use of remotely piloted aircraft in extraterritorial lethal counter-terrorism operations
- Mass digital surveillance for counter-terrorism purposes
- International response to human rights violations committed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
- Reform of the United Nations institutional architecture for addressing issues related to human rights and counter-terrorism |
E F R S C A |
A/HRC/31/65 | HRC report on Preventing and countering violent extremism a human rights assessment - Ben Emmerson - (2016) |
E F R S C A |
A/HRC/29/51 | HRC report on Human rights in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Ben Emmerson - (2015) |
E F R S C A |
A/HRC/25/59 |
HRC report on Civilian impact of remotely piloted aircraft - Ben Emmerson - (2014) |
E S A |
A/HRC/22/52 |
HRC report on Framework Principles for securing the accountability of public officials for gross or systematic human rights violations committed in the course of States-sanctioned counter-terrorism initiatives - Ben Emmerson - (2013) |
E |
A/HRC/20/14 |
HRC report on State obligations corresponding to the human rights of victims of terrorism - Ben Emmerson - (2012) |
EC |
A/HRC/16/51 | HRC report on Ten areas of best practice in countering terrorism - Martin Scheinin - (2010)
- Consistency of counter-terrorism law with human rights, humanitarian law and refugee law
- Consistency of counter-terrorism practice with human rights, humanitarian law and refugee law
- Normal operation and regular review of counter-terrorism law and practice
- Effective remedies for violations of human rights
- Victims of terrorism
- Definition of terrorism
- Offense of incitement to terrorism
- Listing of terrorist entities
- Arrest and interrogation of terrorism suspects |
EFRSCA |
A/HRC/16/51/Add.1 | Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin -
Communications to and from Governments |
EFS |
A/HRC/14/46 | HRC report on Compilation of good practices on legal and institutional frameworks for intelligence services and their oversight - Martin Scheinin - (2010) |
EFRSCA |
A/HRC/13/37 |
HRC report on The right to privacy - Martin Scheinin - (2009) |
EFSRAC |
A/HRC/13/37/Add.1 | Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin -
Addendum - Communications to and from Governments |
EFS |
A/HRC/10/3 |
HRC report on The role of intelligence agencies and their oversight in the fight against terrorism - Martin Scheinin - (2009) |
E |
A/HRC/10/3/Add.1 | Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin -Communications to and from Governments |
EFS |
A/HRC/6/17 |
HRC report on Economic, social and cultural rights in the context of countering terrorism - Martin Scheinin - (2007) |
EFRSAC |
A/HRC/6/17/Add.1 | Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin -
Communications to and from Governments |
E |
A/HRC/4/26
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (Mr. Martin Scheinin) |
EFS A C R |
A/HRC/4/26/Add.1
| Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin -
Communications to and from Governments |
E |
E/CN.4/2006/98 |
Commission on Human Rights report on Reflections on the issue of defining “terrorism” - Martin Scheinin - (2005 |
EFRSAC |
E/CN.4/2006/98/Add.1 | Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin -
Communications with Governments |
EF |
