70 Human Rights Committee, general comment N° 8 (1982) on the right to liberty and
security of persons (art. 9), paras. 1 and 4.
71 See International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art. 9 (3)–(4)). See also
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, International Pen, Constitutional Rights
Project, Interights on behalf of Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. and Civil Liberties Organisation v. Nigeria,
communications N° 137/94, N° 139/94, N° 154/96 and N° 161/97, para. 83.
72 See, for example, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (arts. 1 and 2) and International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art. 26). See further Digest of jurisprudence…
(chap. III, sect. K).
73 See Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Advisory Opinion OC-18/03 on the juridical
condition and rights of the undocumented migrants, 17 September 2003, para. 101.
74 See, for example, E/CN.4/2006/98, para. 48; Human Rights Committee, general
comment N° 29 (2001) on states of emergency (art. 4), paras. 8 and 16; and E/CN.4/2002/18,
annex, para. 4 (i).
75 See A/HRC/4/26, paras. 32–62.
76 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, “Report on terrorism and human
rights”, para. 353.
77 European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, “General policy recommendation
N° 8 on combating racism while fighting terrorism” (CRI (2004) 26).
78 EU Network of Independent Experts in Fundamental Rights, “The balance between
freedom and security in the response by the European Union and its member States to the
terrorist threats” (2003), p. 21.
79 See E/CN.4/2005/103, paras. 71–76, and also A/HRC/4/26, paras. 32–62.
80 See, generally, Human Rights Committee, general comment N° 13 (1984).
81 E/CN.4/2005/103, para. 44.
82 See, for example, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Media Rights
Agenda v. Nigeria, communication N° 224/98 (paras. 59–62) and Inter-American Court of
Human Rights, Castillo Petruzzi et al. v. Peru, Judgement of 30 May 1999 (paras. 128–131,
172).
83 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and
fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin (A/61/267).
84 A/HRC/4/88, paras. 17–22.
85 See, for example, E/CN.4/2005/103, para. 32, and E/CN.4/2006/98, para. 26.
86 For a regional example, see Castillo Petruzzi et al. v. Peru (para. 121).
87 For the latest developments, see http://www.un.org/law/terrorism/index.html.
88 See E/CN.4/2006/98, para. 42.
89 Security Council resolution 1624 (2005), para. 1.
90 See, for example, European Court of Human Rights, Handyside v. United Kingdom,
N° 5493/72, Judgement of 7 December 1976.
91 A/HRC/4/26/Add.3.
92 See “International mechanisms for promoting freedom of expression”, joint
declaration of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE
Representative on Freedom of the Media, and the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of
Expression (21 December 2005).
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