South Korea: UN rights experts question three draft counter-terrorism laws

In its concluding observations on South Korea released on 31 October, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) called on South Korea to ensure that three draft counter-terrorism laws concerning searches, telephone tapping, interception of communications and deportation are in strict conformity with the relevant provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and to introduce a definition of “terrorist acts” in its domestic legislation.