DEC/2/112 Persons deprived of liberty in the context of counter-terrorism measures
Document Type: Final Decision
Date: 2007 Jan
Session: 2nd Regular Session (2006 Sep)
Agenda Item:
Human
Rights Council
Decision 2/112. Persons deprived of liberty in the context
of counter-terrorism measures
The Human Rights Council decides to adopt the following text:
“Reaffirming its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism;
“Drawing attention to the issue of the impact of terrorist acts on the victims of terrorism;
“Concerned with the human rights of persons deprived of liberty in the context of counter-terrorism measures;
“Recalls that States must ensure that any measures taken to combat terrorism comply with their obligations under international law, in particular human rights law, refugee law and humanitarian law;
“Decides to urge all States to take all necessary steps to ensure that persons deprived of liberty, regardless of the place of arrest or of detention, benefit from the guarantees to which they are entitled to under international law, including, inter alia, protection against torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, protection against refoulement, the review of their detention and, if subjected to trial, fundamental judicial guarantees.”
Adopted without a vote
32nd meeting
27 November 2006
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