New anti-terrorism laws have been adopted in many countries, and “terrorism” has been variously defined in a range of international and regional treaties. Though human rights organisations have generally contested its use, the notion of “terrorism” is likely to continue to influence international policy and law. This project aims to assist human rights organisations to develop effective and coherent positions on politically-motivated acts of extreme violence, that will be persuasive to governments and the public, and to non-state actors who sympathise with such violence.
Speaking Truth to Violence
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Biographical affiliation was accurate when research took place.
Monette Zard, Research Director, 2003-2006. From 2007 Richard Carver, Consultant Project Manager, ICHRP. Please contact him for more information on this project.
Patricia Gossman, was the Rapporteur for this project until early 2006. She is a freelance consultant with extensive experience working in South Asia. She was previously Project Director at the Afghanistan Justice Project, and Senior Researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch.
Chaloka Beyani, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics.
Lyse Doucet, Senior Journalist, BBC.
Neil Hicks, Director, International Programs, Human Rights First.
Sidney Jones, Director, International Crisis Group, Indonesia.
Martin Scheinin, Professor, Åbo Akademi University; Director, Human Rights Centre, Åbo Akademi University.
Wilder Tayler, Deputy Director, International Commission of Jurists, Geneva.
Lydia Alpízar Durán, Executive Director, Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID).
Charlotte Bunch, Professor, Centre for Women’s Global Leadership, Rutgers State University.
Stefanie Grant, lawyer.
Imrana Jalal, lawyer; Human Rights Adviser, Regional Rights Resources Team, Fiji.
Hina Jilani, lawyer; UN Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders, Pakistan.
Dimitrina Petrova, Executive Director, Equal Rights Trust, London.
Marco Sassoli, Professor of Law, University of Geneva.
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Professor of Political Science, Thammasat University, Bangkok.
Wilder Tayler, Deputy Director, International Commission of Jurists, Geneva.
Council Projects are designed so that target audiences are involved progressively in research as it proceeds. Initially, consultation is within a small group of experts. As the research evolves, more individuals, selected because of their expertise or responsibility in the area concerned, are consulted about drafts, research findings and recommendations. At each stage, the consultations cover a range of institutions and countries and include feedback. The objective is to enable a widening circle of people who have a direct interest in the issue to engage with the content of the research, to improve it, to acquire a sense of ownership in relation to it, and finally to support or promote the findings – leading to practical action based on research.
Review Seminar
A first review of the research took place in 2005, during the Council’s eighth annual meeting, held in Lahore, Pakistan. A second review meeting, to discuss the draft report, was held in March 2007.
Draft Report
A draft Report was circulated for comment in 2007.
Publication
The report will be published in March/April 2008.
