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Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in West Africa

By Jason Ipe, James Cockayne, and Alistair Millar

Report — September 2010

This report makes the case for West African states and partners to develop counterterrorism capacities and cooperation in the subregion, using the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy as their point of departure and working closely with and through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The report is based on recommendations that emerged from a large stakeholder meeting cohosted with the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja and a series of smaller consultations in Brussels and New York.

Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in North Africa

By James Cockayne, Jason Ipe, and Alistair Millar

Report — September 2010

This report provides an overview of the evolving terrorism threat in North Africa and analyzes how states in the subregion working with external partners, including the United Nations, European Union, and United States, can improve subregional counterterrorism-related cooperation. In particular, the report argues that because of its universal membership and distance from the politics of the region, the United Nations can play a unique role in catalyzing this cooperation.

Human Rights Standards for Targeted Sanctions

By David Cortright and Erika de Wet

Report — January 2010

Legal scholar Erika de Wet and sanctions expert David Cortright team up to analyze the core principles of international human rights law in relation to the procedures for the imposition of targeted sanctions by the UN Security Council and the European Union. They conclude that while UN and EU listing and delisting procedures have improved in recent years, they still fall short of guaranteeing fundamental legal rights.

Patterns of Implementation: Do Listing Practices Impede Compliance with UN Sanctions? A Critical Assessment

By David Cortright

Report — December 2009

It is widely assumed that concerns about due process rights in listing and delisting procedures have impeded compliance with targeted sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban. While most governments regard UN sanctions as essential tools in the fight against global terrorism and consider them among the most important instruments available to the Security Council, a growing number of states are concerned about flaws in the listing and delisting process. This paper examines designation patterns in sanctions targeting to determine if due process concerns are impeding the willingness of states to implement these measures.

Human Rights and Targeted Sanctions: An Action Agenda for Strengthening Due Process Procedures

By David Cortright, with George A. Lopez, Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf, Eliot Fackler, Sarah Persinger, and Joshua Weaver

Report — November 2009

This paper examines various policy reform options to improve listing and delisting procedures. It begins by evaluating reform efforts to date, and the work of the Focal Point. This is followed by an examination of options for improving information gathering and sharing through greater utilization of the Monitoring Team and Focal Point. The paper concludes with a summary of recommendations.

Overdue Process: Protecting Human Rights while Sanctioning Alleged Terrorists

By George A. Lopez, David Cortright, Alistair Millar, and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf

Report — April 2009

This paper highlights the importance of providing due process and respecting other fundamental human rights when countering terrorism and offers a set of recommendations for civil society organizations to consider in their efforts to support and sustain human rights as priority rather than postscript for measures to enhance security.

Oversight or Overlooked? Civil Society’s Role in Monitoring and Reforming Security Systems and the Practice of Counterterrorism

By Alistair Millar with David Cortright, Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf, and George A. Lopez

Report — March 2009

A report to Cordaid, this document considers civil society’s role in monitoring Security System Reform (SSR) and counterterrorism both in policy and in practice. It argues that civil society engagement, particularly with local actors, is central to ensuring proper civilian oversight and the overall effectiveness of both SSR and counterterrorism efforts and examines how efforts to engage civil society may be improved.

Friend not Foe: Civil Society and the Struggle against Violent Extremism

By David Cortright with George A. Lopez, Alistair Millar, and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf

Report — October 2008

Many of the policies carried out in the name of counterterrorism are making the terrorist danger worse. An overemphasis on security measures has eroded civil liberties and human rights in many countries and diverted attention from the policies needed to counter the complex challenge of contemporary global terrorism. This paper examines the contradiction of counterterrorism measures that can hinder the work of countering terror.

The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Regional and Subregional Bodies: Strengthening a Critical Partnership

By Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar, Jason Ipe, and Michael Healey

Report — October 2008

This report discusses the contributions that regional and subregional bodies can make in implementing the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Strategy. It provides a region-by-region survey of some of the contributions of those bodies and an overview of counterterrorism-related engagement between regional and subregional bodies and the UN system.

Civil Society and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges

By Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar, and Jason Ipe

Report — September 2008

This report explores the important and often overlooked role that civil society can play in combating terrorism without compromising their ongoing important work and examines the challenges and the opportunities for expanding engagement between civil society and the UN system on counterterrorism and related issues. The report also looks at the impact that counterterrorism measures have had on civil society and the need for the United Nations to promote the role of civil society, including in the context of implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.