A/HRC/DEC/16/116 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 13 April 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council* 16/116 Panel on the human rights of victims of terrorism At its 45th meeting, on 24 March 2011, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the following text: “The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and in particular article 3 thereof, which states that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, Recalling previous resolutions of the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on human rights and terrorism and on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, Recalling also all General Assembly resolutions on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, including resolutions 46/51 of 9 December 1991, 60/288 of 8 September 2006, 62/272 of 15 September 2008 and 64/297 of 8 September 2010, and reaffirming the four categories of measures contained in the Strategy, Reaffirming its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomever committed, regardless of their motivation, as criminal and unjustifiable, and renewing its commitment to strengthen international cooperation to prevent and combat terrorism, Reaffirming also that acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations are activities aimed at the destruction of human rights, * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. I. GE.11-12755