counter-terrorism | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

UN experts urge Pakistan to address human rights violations in Balochistan

29 April 2025 – GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concern over the excessive and harmful impacts of Pakistan’s counter-terrorism measures in Balochistan and called for full respect for international law. “We acknowledge the serious threat posed...

Sri Lanka: Communication regarding restriction of Tamil civil society memorialization

| Communications, Top-line

Seven Special Rapporteurs and the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances wrote a communication to the Government of Sri Lanka. The communication concerned information received about alleged restrictions and obstructions imposed...

UN experts say Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism bill fails to heed their recommendations, status quo fundamentally unchanged

| Statements, Top-line

18 October 2023 – Sri Lanka’s new proposed counter-terrorism legislation does not go far enough to remedy the defects of the country’s draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), UN experts* said today, urging the Government to ensure the new law meets international...

Colombia: Misuse of counter-terrorism measures to prosecute protesters threatens human rights, say UN experts

| Statements

UN experts* today called on Colombia to stop misusing counter-terrorism measures and serious criminal offences, such as terrorism, to prosecute individuals for taking part in protests against government policies. The experts urged authorities to ensure that any...