February 18, 2009
International Commission of Jurists releases damning report on global counter-terrorism measures
The International Commission of Jurists has just released a damning report on how seven years of abusive counter-terrorism measures in countries around the world have seriously compromised the integrity of the international human rights norms and law. The report, called “Assessing Damage, Urging Action” cites the Maher Arar case as “an example of how transnational intelligence should not be happening.” The report calls for the rejection of the “war on terror” paradigm and for a full repudiation of the policies grounded in it and emphasizes that criminal justice systems, not secret intelligence, should be at the heart of the legal response to terrorism.
Tags: Abdullah Almalki, Accountability, Maher Arar
