COUNTERTERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM
Counterterrorism has recently been high on the
political agenda of many Western countries, which has led to an erosion of
fundamental principles of the rule of law. These counterterrorism strategies
have resulted in serious human rights violations and increasing limitations on
individual freedoms. The erosion of data protection, expansion of surveillance
and monitoring, limitation of criminal procedural rights, increasing
penalization, secret prisons and the use of torture are just a few examples of
the disproportionate and ineffective measures used in the international
struggle against terrorism.
Therefore, challenging the "War on Terror" in a legal manner is a commitment to the universal rule of law. ECCHR publicizes human rights violations that have occurred in the "War on Terror" and uses a variety of legal tools in order to hold persons, states and organizations responsible for their activities and achieve adequate compensation for victims.
Therefore, challenging the "War on Terror" in a legal manner is a commitment to the universal rule of law. ECCHR publicizes human rights violations that have occurred in the "War on Terror" and uses a variety of legal tools in order to hold persons, states and organizations responsible for their activities and achieve adequate compensation for victims.