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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