A/HRC/19/38 on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism in his report submitted to the General Assembly in 2009.4 She also recalled that the country visits she carried out as Special Rapporteur on violence against women demonstrated that, in situations affected by terrorism or armed conflict, women are often caught between being targeted by terrorist groups and the State’s counter-terrorism measures, which may fail to prevent, investigate, prosecute or punish these acts. Ms. Ertürk referred to counter-terrorism measures that use gender stereotypes as a proxy for profiling on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin or religion. In this regard, she mentioned the practice of some countries of arbitrarily detaining women using headscarves or regarding them as suspects of terrorist acts. She pointed to the parallel danger of women rights being instrumentalized in environments affected by terrorism. She concluded her presentation by referring to the growing and comprehensive international framework on gender issues and women’s human rights, including the creation of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence adopted in 2011 by Member States of the Council of Europe. III. Summary of the discussion A. Need for a strengthened focus on the human rights of victims of terrorism 11. Many delegations condemned the acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Several Member States recalled that, for years, international discourse focused on the perpetrators of terrorist acts and the human rights of victims of abusive counter-terrorism measures. In this connection, many delegations welcomed the fact that the panel discussion was specifically dedicated to the issue of human rights of victims of terrorism. Several delegations stated that terrorist acts infringed on a number of human rights, while some of them added that this was regardless of whether such acts were committed by State or non-State actors. 12. In accordance with the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, delegations pointed out that terrorism was a global phenomenon that could not and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group. In this context, some delegations recalled that addressing the root causes of terrorism was a key issue, pointing to the particular relevance of preventive measures. Delegations also emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation to protect the human rights of victims of terrorism and recalled the provisions of relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council. In particular, they pointed to the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy that recognized the need to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism. 13. Member States expressed support for the work accomplished to date, in particular the efforts made by the Working Group on Supporting and Highlighting Victims of Terrorism of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. In this regard, delegations emphasized the specific role of victims and the important contribution of civil society to help to address the conditions conducive to terrorism by sensitizing society, building community resilience to terrorism and bringing alleged perpetrators to justice. Delegations also acknowledged the work undertaken by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 4 A/64/211. 7