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A/HRC/46/36

Human rights impact of counter-terrorism and countering (violent) extremism policies and practices on the rights of women, girls and the family

i. Introduction
ii. Impact on women and girls of counter-terrorism and preventing and countering violent extremism law and practice
iii. Impact on families, family life and family relations of counter-terrorism regulation
iv. Effect of terrorism on the promotion and protection of human rights
v. Recommendations

E F R S C A

A/HRC/43/46

HRC report on the human rights impact of policies and practices aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism – Fionnuala Ní Aoláin – (2020)

I. Introduction
II. Definition and legal basis of violent extremism

III. "Science" of preventing and countering violent extremism

IV. Trends in the prevention and countering of violent extremism
A. Shift to the regulation of the "pre-terrorist" space

B. Focus on religious adherence and behavior

C. Preventing and countering violent extremism as a foreign policy tool

D. Lack of transparency and accountability

V. Specific Impacts

A. Gender and preventing and countering violent extremism

B. Civil Society

VI. United Nations Programming

VII. Conclusions and Recommendations

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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

1. Procedural aspects
2. Key human rights issues: Lack of definitions of terrorism and of violent extremism  
3. Terrorism sanctions and the criminalisation of various forms of support to terrorism
4. The absence of exemption clauses for civil society actors
5. Measures limiting the movement of ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ and ‘terrorists’
6. 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

E F R S C A

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

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A/HRC/34/61

E F R S C A

A/HRC/31/65

E F R S C A

A/HRC/29/51

E F R S C A

A/HRC/25/59

A/HRC/22/52

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A/HRC/20/14

E C

A/HRC/16/51

E F R S C A

A/HRC/16/51/Add.1

E F S

A/HRC/14/46

E F R S C A

A/HRC/13/37

E F S R A C

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

E F S

A/HRC/10/3

A/HRC/10/3/Add.1

E F S

A/HRC/6/17

E F R S A C

A/HRC/6/17/Add.1

E

A/HRC/4/26

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A/HRC/4/26/Add.1

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E/CN.4/2006/98

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E/CN.4/2006/98/Add.1

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A/75/337

Advancing human rights through the positive interface of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the context of counter-terrorism

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A/74/335

GA Report on the role of soft law on counter-terrorism measures and human rights

E F S A C R

A/73/361

Second GA Report on Security Council resolutions concerning terrorism on the promotion and protection of human rights since 9/11

E F S A C R

A/72/495

First GA report on preliminary outline of areas of interest to the newly appointed Special Rapporteur - Fionnuala Ní Aoláin - 2017
- Normalization of exceptional national security powers
- Clarity on the interplay of legal regimes in the counter-terrorism sphere
- Mainstreaming gender in the discharge of the mandate
- Protecting and promoting civic space and civil society while countering terrorism

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A/71/384

E F S A C R

A/70/371

E F S A C R

A/69/397

E F S A C R

A/68/389

E F S A C R

A/67/396

E F S A C R

A/66/310

E F S A C R

A/65/258

E F S A C R

A/64/211

E F S A C R

A/63/223

EF S R A C

A/62/263

E F S R C A

A/61/267

E F R S A C

A/60/370

E F R S A C