Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Human Rights Council, February 2016
Summary
The present report1 is submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolutions 22/8 and 29/9. In Section II, the Special Rapporteur lists key activities undertaken from June to December 2015. Section III focuses on human rights in the context of preventing and countering violent extremism, following the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
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Countering Terrorism Human Rights Fundamental freedoms VE
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