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Will the ban on Palestine Action terrify enough people into silence?
08 Jul 2025 09:13 GMT
… terrorism.
Britain’s extraordinarily broad counter-terrorism laws make this possible. What little … Straw and others that the Human Rights Act would provide protections against …
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HRCSL exposes flaws in counter-terrorism law enforcement following anti-Israel sticker arrest
14 Jun 2025 23:03 GMT
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On March 22, the Sri Lanka Police’s Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) arrested 22-year-old Mohamad Liyaudeen Mohamed Rusdi, a salesperson employed at a popular shopping mall in Slave Island. His arrest was made under the contentious …
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Human Rights Commission writes to Justice Minister on repeal of PTA
19 Jun 2025 23:51 GMT
… Harshana Nanayakkara
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka ( … enacting a special counter-terrorism law, and pointed to … through a new special counter-terrorism law, whereby the purpose … under a new special counterterrorism law to ‘detect’, ‘monitor …
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India: International human rights groups reiterate call for release of Khurram Parvez on his birthday
18 Jun 2025 19:29 GMT
… human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights … misuse of counter-terrorism laws to target … ) – an Indian counter-terrorism law that has been widely … longstanding abuse of counter-terrorism legislation to target …
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CIVICUS at the 59th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council
17 Jun 2025 19:03 GMT
… fledged human rights issues by the UN Human Rights Council, … protect and promote human rights, including mobilisation, … funds that sustain human rights, democracy, and … quot; of human rights defenders.
Counter-terrorism legislation used against activists …
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Joint Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
17 Jun 2025 15:11 GMT
… of international human rights and humanitarian law … under international human rights and humanitarian law … replacement counter-terrorism legislation should comply with international human rights law … Forum for Human Rights and Development
Human Rights Watch
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Sierra Leone’s counter-terrorism bill risks eroding democratic freedoms
21 May 2025 14:23 GMT
… Counter-Terrorism Bill 2024 contains vague provisions that could target journalists, protesters, and human rights … professionals and human rights defenders. The … constitutional and human rights concerns and … and international human rights standards.
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UN Expert Warns Somalia’s Counter-Terrorism Laws Threaten Human Rights
22 May 2025 19:22 GMT
… courts risk violating fundamental human rights.
After a ten- … warned that counter-terrorism financing laws could impede impartial … peacebuilding, governance, and human rights protection. His full report … presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026 …
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Retired priest among dozens arrested in protest purge
07 Jul 2025 07:55 GMT
… veteran campaigner for environmental and human rights causes. Witnesses reported that she … the government’s use of counter-terrorism laws to silence political dissent. One … International Court of Justice.
Human rights organisations and civil liberties groups …
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Bring back sedition
07 Jul 2025 02:38 GMT
… tightening web of equalities and human rights law that increasingly floats … identity and civic responsibility. Human rights have become radically individualised claims … of otherwise restrictive frameworks. Counterterrorism legislation is the one method that …