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Conclusion
Taking in view the arguments and studies we have seen it seems imperative that a counter terrorist measure
needs to be so designed that it does not violate human rights. But also the other point which all of these point
is that in the present senario it is not there and almost impossible to be followed strictly.
UN Human rights Commission emphasizes on strict following of human rights but still gives some conditions in
which if imperative it can be violated; so does the Council of Europes Guidelines on human rights says.
Discussing on all these we can reach to the conclusion that the assumption You can fight terrorism without
infringing upon human rights is partly true.
Reference
[1] Guidelines on human rights and the fight against terrorism adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11
July 2002 at the 804th meeting of the Ministers Deputies (ISBN 92-871-5021-4)
[2] Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General, Address to the closing plenary of the International Summit
on Democracy, Terrorism and Security, Madrid, Spain (10 March 2005). Press Release, UN Doc SG/SM/9757
[3] Should National Security Trump Human Rights in the Fight Against Terrorism? Robert P. Barnidge, Jr. Link
- http://ssrn.com/abstract=1156775
[4] 804th meeting 11 July 2002, Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on human
rights and the fight against terrorism. Link - https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=991179
[5] Fact sheet 32, Human Rights Fact Sheet series, published by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva. (ISSN 1014-5567)
[6] Does Human Rights Law Apply to Terrorists? by Ted Lapkin, Middle East Quarterly,FALL 2004 VOLUME 11:
NUMBER 4 pp. 3-13. Link - http://www.meforum.org/651/does-human-rights-law-apply-to-terrorists