Human Rights and Terrorism

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 119bHuman rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1994–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/195

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What subjects does this mandate have?

14 topics

Asylum Seekers Counter-Terrorism Crime Victims Funds Group Hatred Human Rights Information Exchange International Cooperation International Instruments Laws and Regulations Refugee Status Right to Life Terrorism Violence

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2003.

2003A/58/533Human rights and terrorism report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

12 operative paragraphs

Expresses its solidarity with the victims of terrorism;

Strongly condemns the violations of the right to live free from fear and of the right to life, liberty and security;

Reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations as activities aimed at the destruction of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy, threatening the territorial integrity and security of States, destabilizing legitimately constituted Governments, undermining pluralistic civil society and having adverse consequences for the economic and social development of States;

Reaffirms the decision of the heads of State and Government, as contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,Error: Reference source not found to take concerted action against international terrorism and to accede as soon as possible to all the relevant regional and international conventions;

Urges the international community to enhance cooperation at the regional and international levels in the fight against terrorism, in accordance with relevant international instruments, including those relating to human rights, with the aim of its eradication;

Calls upon States to take all necessary and effective measures, in accordance with relevant provisions of international law, including international human rights standards, to prevent, combat and eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomever it is committed, and also calls upon States to strengthen, where appropriate, their legislation to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations;

Urges all States to deny safe haven to terrorists;

Calls upon States to take appropriate measures, in conformity with relevant provisions of national and international law, including international human rights standards, before granting refugee status, for the purpose of ensuring that an asylum-seeker has not planned, facilitated or participated in the commission of terrorist acts, including assassinations, and in this context urges those States that have granted refugee status or asylum to persons involved in or claiming to have committed acts of terrorism to review these situations;

Condemns the incitement to ethnic hatred, violence and terrorism;

Commends those Governments that have communicated their views on the implications of terrorism in response to the notes verbales by the Secretary-General dated 16 August 1999 and 4 September 2000;

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General, and requests him to continue to seek the views of Member States on the implications of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations for the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and on the possible establishment of a voluntary fund for the victims of terrorism, as well as on ways and means to rehabilitate the victims of terrorism and to reintegrate them into society, with a view to incorporating his findings in his report to the General Assembly;

Decides to consider this question at its fifty-eighth session under the item entitled “Human rights questions”.

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