A/RES/74/147
Terrorism and human rights
3.
Expresses concern that terrorists and terrorist groups have targeted
communities and individuals, as well as Governments, including on the basis of
religion or belief and/or ethnicity;
4.
Stresses the responsibility of States to protect persons in their territory
against such acts, in full compliance with their obligations under interna tional law,
and in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and
international humanitarian law;
5.
Expresses serious concern at the violations of human rights and
fundamental freedoms and of international refugee law and intern ational
humanitarian law in the context of countering terrorism and violent extremism
conducive to terrorism;
6.
Reaffirms its commitment to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism
Strategy and a balanced and integrated implementation of its four pill ars, as adopted
in its resolution 60/288, and at its sixth review, and recognizes the need to redouble
efforts for even attention paid to and even implementation of all the pillars of the
strategy;
7.
Also reaffirms its profound solidarity with the victims of terrorism and
their families, acknowledges the importance of protecting their rights and providing
them with proper support, assistance and rehabilitation while taking into account,
when appropriate, considerations regarding remembrance, dignity, respect, justice
and truth in such a way that promotes accountability and ends impunity, and
encourages the enhancement of international cooperation and the exchange of
expertise in that respect, in accordance with international law and the Charter of the
United Nations;
8.
Stresses the importance of ensuring access to justice and accountability,
and calls upon States to ensure that any person who alleges that his or her human
rights or fundamental freedoms have been violated by measures taken or means
employed to counter terrorism or violent extremism conducive to terrorism has access
to justice, due process and an effective remedy, and that victims of human rights
violations and abuses receive adequate, effective and prompt remedy and reparations,
which should include, as appropriate, restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and
guarantees of non-repetition as a fundamental basis of any strategy to counter
terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism;
9.
Also stresses the importance of developing and maintaining effective, fair,
humane, transparent and accountable criminal justice systems in a manner that fully
respects the rights to equality and non-discrimination in the administration of justice,
to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial trib unal, to a
review of detention and to the presumption of innocence and other fundamental
judicial guarantees, such as due process, in accordance with their obligations under
international law, including international human rights law, international
humanitarian law and international refugee law;
10. Urges States to fully comply with their obligations under international law
while countering terrorism, in particular international human rights law, international
refugee law and international humanitarian law, with regard to the absolute
prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
11. Also urges States to take all steps necessary to ensure the right of anyone
arrested or detained on a criminal charge to be brought pro mptly before a judge or
other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and the entitlement to trial
within a reasonable time or release;
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