Violence and Security

UN Agent: Compact Must Push New Narrative on Migration

December 05, 2017

At a consultation on the upcoming Global Compact on Migration, UN Special Representative Louise Arbour identified the development of the migration deal as an opportunity to flip the "often-toxic narrative" about migration into one that recognizes its "overwhelmingly positive impact" and called for policies that transcend "binary categories" like "refugees" and "economic migrants."
OSCE Hosts Training on Rights-Based Terror Policing

December 04, 2017

An event hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Tirana, Albania, focused on training law-enforcement officers in international standards "to respect human rights while countering terrorism."
OSCE Trains Tajik Journalists on Terror Coverage

December 04, 2017

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently co-hosted a workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to train journalists and government officials on international standards regarding the role of the media in covering "violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism."
BC Rights Commission May Target "Hate Speech"

December 04, 2017

CTV News Vancouver reports that the Attorney General of British Columbia David Eby has identified online "hate speech" as a potential area in which a revived human rights commission in the province could make an impact with news outlets and moderators of online fora.
UN Chief Pushes Rights-Centered Counter-terror Campaign

December 01, 2017

In recent remarks at the University of London, UN Secretary-General António Guterres set out a five-priority strategy in the fight against terrorism, including grounding counter-terrorism operations in the global human rights agenda and supporting partnerships among tech companies like the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, which seeks to remove terrorist content.
EU Establishes Expert Group on "Fake News"

December 01, 2017

The European Commission has announced that it will establish a High-Level Expert Group to develop a strategy toward halting the spread of "fake news" online, particularly in the realm of Russian disinformation.
FRA Promotes Prosecution of Purveyors of "Hate Speech"

December 01, 2017

Speaking at a Web Summit in Portugal, an official from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights’ (FRA) Promotion Department called for countries to develop "an action plan against online hatred" and supported the prosecution of perpetrators of "hate speech" on the internet.
Women Pose Complex Next-Generation Jihadist Threat

November 30, 2017

The return of significant numbers of women from Islamic State territory in the Mideast to their European countries of origin poses a range of short-term domestic security concerns for Western states, as well as long-term threats of women as next-generation Islamist radicals and wives and mothers of jihadists.
Egyptian Mosque Attack Holds Lessons for Soft Target Security

November 30, 2017

Last week’s mass-casualty attack on a mosque by an Islamic State affiliate in the Egyptian Sinai reflects the increasing trend by militant Islamists to target urban areas in the Mideast and North Africa, suggesting the need for a multi-stakeholder approach that integrates intelligence, policing, and education to protect urban soft targets from future assaults.
Philippines Is Ripe Platform for New IS Caliphate

November 30, 2017

Islamic State (IS) actors are building the group’s capacity in the Philippines as a target for a caliphate in Southeast Asia.