International Commission of Jurists

UN: Growing criticism over treatment of terror suspects

Dec 8, 2005

Secretary-General Kofi Annan, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour and 33 independent human rights experts expressed concerns on Human Rights Day about the growing trend of countries to challenge the prohibition of torture, use secret detentions and use...

UN: Security Council resolution on incitement to terrorism

Nov 8, 2005

On 14 September, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that calls on all states to prohibit incitement to commit terrorist acts, to prevent such conduct and deny safe haven to anyone involved in such a conduct....

UN experts refused proper access to Guantánamo detainees

Nov 8, 2005

Three UN Special Rapporteurs, who had been seeking to visit the Guantánamo Bay detention facilities since November 2001, have rejected a US offer of access because it excluded private interviews with detainees. ICJ...

Canada: UN experts criticize terrorism laws

Nov 8, 2005

The UN Human Rights Committee has expressed concern about Canada’s counter-terrorism laws and policies, in particular the broad definition of terrorism, a law preventing disclosure of certain security evidence, and the unlimited length of administrative detention of...
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