Terrorism and human rights, para. 40

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20. Acknowledges that the active participation of civil society can strengthen ongoing governmental efforts to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism and to assess the impact of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights, and calls upon States to ensure that measures to counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism and to preserve national security do not hinder their work and safety and are in compliance with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2018
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
Terrorism and human rights, Human Rights Council Resolution, 2018.
Paragraph number
40