E-Bulletin on Counter-terrorism från ICJ:s huvudkontor i Genéve 10 juni, 2014 Dear readers, The International Commission of Jurists published today the 83rd edition of its E-Bulletin on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights. The html version of the E-Bulletin is available at: http://www.icj.org/may-icj-e-bulletin-on-counter-terrorism-and-human-rights-no-83/ The pdf version of the E-Bulletin is available at: http://icj.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Ebulletin-May14-Final.pdf Here are the headlines developed in this edition: AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST Ethiopia: UN High Commissioner concerned at arrests of bloggers and journalists under anti-terrorism law Rwanda: Military courts retain jurisdiction over civilians in ”terrorism” trial Nigeria: UN High Commissioner’s Office denounces abduction of schoolgirls as international crime Kenya: Human Rights Watch denounces human rights violations in mass ”anti-terrorism” round-ups Jordan: Anti-Terrorism Law Amendments said to broaden definition of terrorism excessively Egypt: Al Jazeera journalist detained for ”terrorism” at serious health risk Egypt: UN and African human rights expert urge reform of Egypt’s legal system Bahrain: Activists convicted in reportedly grossly unfair trial Zimbabwe: Government enacts terrorism listing legislation AMERICAS USA: House of Representatives approves bill limiting NSA surveillance programmes USA: UN Ambassador Rice reported to have used NSA surveillance intelligence USA: Journalist reveals new details on Guantánamo detainees ”suicides” USA: Justice Department legal memo excludes right of asylum for Guantánamo detainees USA/Djibouti: US Djibouti base used for CIA secret detention, Al Jazeera reveals USA: NSA surveillance programme said to have collected all Bahamas telephone communications Canada: Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of security certificate system Argentina: Journalist accused of ”terrorism” for reporting public protest ASIA – PACIFIC China: Mass arrests in Xinjiang following knives ”terrorist” attack Pakistan: ICJ criticizes draft security law as fundamentally flawed Afghanistan: Journalist arrested and detained for ”collaborating with terrorists” Sri Lanka: Army surrounds newspaper’s headquarters and monitors activity Thailand: Military authorities declare martial law and suspend the Constitution EUROPE & COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES UK: Court of Appeals rejects Government’s ”Neither Confirm Nor Deny” policy UK: New Immigration Act allows for ”terrorism” suspects deprivation of nationality resulting in statelessness UK: High Court of Justice declares UK Afghanistan detention policy unlawful UK/Iraq: ICC Prosecutor re-opens investigations into alleged UK war crimes in Iraq UK: UK surveillance agency brought to court for mass surveillance programme UK/USA: UK surveillance agency begged ”unsupervised access” to NSA data Germany: Government will not admit Edward Snowden to the country for Parliament Committee’s inquiry Italy: Court of Cassation rejects ”terrorism” charges for activists Italy: Court of Cassation issues motivation in Italian secret agents’ rendition acquittal The Netherlands: Advocate General advises Supreme Court to bar ”terrorism” suspect deportation to the US Lithuania: Committee against Torture calls for investigations in CIA renditions and secret detention Russian Federation: European Court rules that extradition of ”terrorism” suspects to Uzbekistan would breach European Convention Ukraine: General Prosecutor designates Eastern regions as ”terrorist organizations” UNITED NATIONS & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS EU-AU: Summit underlines importance of human rights in conflict situations OSCE: OSCE conference concludes on centrality of human rights and rule of law in countering terrorism Do not hesitate to send us your feedback: icjcounter-terrorism@icj.org. Best regards, Massimo Frigo Legal Adviser Global Security and Rule of Law @maxfrigo ______________________________________________________________ International Commission of Jurists PO Box 91, Rue des Bains 33 1211 Geneva 8 – Switzerland Tel: +41(0)22-979-3800 ______________________________________________________________ Visit our Website: http://www.icj.org
