Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

Addresses the protection and promotion of all human rights, as well as effective counter-terrorism measures, as complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives which must be pursued together as part of States' duty to protect; outlines the position of the High Commissioner in relation to specific human rights concerns which arise in international cooperation in countering terrorism, notably those related to the detention and transfer of individuals suspected of terrorist activity; procedural obligations, and individual sanctions against terrorist suspects; concludes with the identification of a number of practical challenges related to judicial cooperation in the context of counter-terrorism.

14 p.

Includes bibliographical references.