Homeland Security & Terrorism
OSCE Official Lectures U.S. on Detention Practices
January 21, 2012
Janez Lenarcic, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has expressed regret over the U.S. Congress' passage of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which permits the indefinite detention of terrorist suspects without a trial.Amnesty International Marks Guantanamo Bay Anniversary
January 18, 2012
Amnesty International has published a report that highlights what it views as the unlawful treatment of Guantanamo Bay terrorist suspect detainees and outlines the reasons why the detention center constitutes an attack on human rights.HRW Asks U.S. Government to Clarify Legal Rationale for CIA Drone Attacks
January 17, 2012
Human Rights Watch is calling on the Obama Administration to clarify its legal rationale for targeted killings and to transfer Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) command of aerial drone strikes to the armed forces.UN Seeks to Coordinate Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat
November 23, 2011
A recent United Nations report suggests that the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force "could facilitate the institutionalization of a platform" for regular exchanges among "organizations providing or facilitating legal assistance on the adoption and national application of instruments against chemical and biological terrorism."Estonian President Promotes Responsibility to Protect
September 28, 2011
Speaking recently before the UN General Assembly, Toomas Hendrik called on Member States to turn the controversial UN-led "responsibility to protect" principle into practical steps to safeguard against genocide and war crimes.HRW Attempts to Shame U.S. Into Joining International Munitions Treaty
September 21, 2011
Human Rights Watch has criticized the United States and other powers for not joining the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.HRW Equates Government Responses to 9/11 Attacks with Terrorist Acts
September 14, 2011
Human Rights Watch says those leading the counter-terrorism charge after the 9/11 attacks adopted the ends-justify-the-means logic of the terrorists and measures such as Guantanamo, military commissions, CIA "black sites," and water-boarding showed a blatant disregard for human rights.New Commission Initiative Aims to Counter Violent Extremism in Europe
September 14, 2011
Last week, Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, launched the Radicalisation Awareness Network, the purpose of which is to counter violent extremism across Europe by supporting Member States' efforts to prevent violent radicalisation and the recruitment of individuals to terrorist activities.COE Human Rights Chief Criticizes Supporters of U.S. Counter-Terrorism Efforts
September 7, 2011
Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, laments that some European nations have been "deeply complicit" in the counter terrorism strategies pursued by the CIA, specifically in the areas of rendition, detention, and interrogation.Iran's President Calls for UN Security Council to Intervene in UK Riots
August 11, 2011
Having offered to send an expert team to investigate human rights abuses amid the riots, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene over the British government's handling of the recent riots.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
