11 March 2009
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK UNDER THREAT
He was speaking last month after the panel submitted its report to the International Commission of Jurists which initiated the extensive study involving sixteen hearings covering over forty countries in all regions of the world.
The report noted the consequences of counter-terrorism responses which have included practices such as torture, disappearances, arbitrary and secret detention, unfair trials, and persistent impunity for gross human rights violations in many parts of the world, and calls for the repeal of abusive laws and policies enacted in recent years and the restoration of long-standing international norms.
The a summary and a copy of the full report can be found at the EJP website.