Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Terrorism entails horrifying acts, often resulting in terrible losses of human life. Governments have a duty under international human rights law to take reasonable measures to protect people within their jurisdictions from acts of violence. When crimes are committed, governments also have a duty to carry out impartial investigations, to identify those responsible, and to prosecute suspects before independent courts. These obligations require ensuring fairness and due process in investigations and prosecutions, as well as humane treatment of those in custody.
Disciplines
Human Rights Law | Law | Terrorism Studies
Recommended Citation
Human Rights Watch & Human Rights Institute,
Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism Prosecutions,
(2014).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/44