Leading jurists begin terrorism inquiry in Moscow
The Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights begins a public hearing in Moscow today. (more…)
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Eminent jurists begin global inquiry into human rights and counter-terrorism
The fight against terrorist acts has led to repeated allegations of torture, indefinite and secret detentions often without charge or trial, the reduction of defence rights and threats to freedom of expression around the world. (more…)
The Berlin Declaration on Upholding Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Combating Terrorism
On 28 August 2004, 160 lawyers from around the world, meeting at the ICJ biennial conference in Berlin, adopted a Declaration on Upholding Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Combating Terrorism. (more…)
Terrorism and human rights
Terrorism, especially in the current international context, is generally viewed from a highly ideological and political, even emotional and manipulative, perspective. (more…)