Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism

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Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism

Issues in focus

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2026

Briefing note - Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea: The Legality of Military Attacks on Criminal Groups and Drug Trafficking under International Human Rights Law and Other Applicable International Law
September 2026

Facial Recognition Technology: Protecting Human Rights in Law Enforcement, Counter-Terrorism and National Security Contexts
19 June 2026

Trends in Communications to States and Other Actors: 2005 to 2025

Global Counter-Terrorism Ninth Review – Rev.2: Key Human Rights Recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Ben Saul
2 June 2026 

Briefing note: The Global Terrorism Data Deficit - The Inflation of “Terrorist” Threats and the Need for Better Data to Inform Proportionate Global Counter-Terrorism Policy
June 2026

2025

Position paper on Protecting Human Rights while Using Artificial Intelligence to Counter Terrorism 

Recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism in the Context of the Ninth Review of the GCTS 

Principles on the Human Rights-Based Return, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Syrian Nationals from Detention in North-East Syria

Briefing Note: UN80 Reforms to United Nations Counter-terrorism Activities - Strengthening Human Rights, Gender Equality, the Rule of Law and Prevention

Briefing Note: Israel’s International Legal Obligations to Protect UNRWA from ‘Terrorist’ Activities and Armed Interference 

2024

Human Rights Assessment of the Draft United Nations Cybercrime Convention

Statement on the Application of Counter-terrorism Law in Armed Conflict governed by International Humanitarian Law

Statement on the Lawfulness of Arms Transfers to Israel in the Gaza Conflict

2023

Position paper on the UN Countering Terrorist Travel (‘CT Travel’) Programme and the goTravel Software Solution

Position Paper on the Rights of Children in Contexts affected by Counter-Terrorism

Position paper on the International Human Rights Law Considerations for Counter-Terrorism Financing Regulation of Crowdfunding, Virtual Assets and New Payment Technologies

Position paper on COVID-19, Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Law

Position paper on the Use of Armed Drones in Counter-Terrorism Context

Position paper on the Global Regulation of the Counter-Terrorism Spyware Technology Trade

2022

Position paper on the human rights and rule of law implications of countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) measures implemented pursuant to international CFT norms and standards.

2021

Joint input to the Secretary General’s Report on operative paragraph 36 of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review on the rise of terrorist attacks on the basis of xenophobia, racism, and other forms of intolerance, or in the name of religion or belief”

Submission to the Independent Review Group to Examine the Offences Against the State Acts in Ireland

Position paper on the human rights and rule of law implications of the United Nations Security Council counter-terrorism sanctions regimes

2021 End of year Summary

Position paper on the use of “battlefield” or military produced evidence in the context of investigations or trials involving terrorism offences

Position paper on the human rights of adolescents/juveniles being detained in North-East Syria

Input to the Facebook Oversight Board on Community and Community Standard on Dangerous Individuals and Organizations

2020

COVID-19: State of emergency “Freedom tracker”

COVID-19: Misuse of emergency, security and counter-terrorism powers

Inputs for UNOCT on implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Use of Biometric Data to Identify Terrorists: Best Practice or Risky Business?
Summary / Full report / French Summary / Arabic Summary

Draft Human Rights Principles Applicable to Watchlisting

Inputs for UNOCT-UNODC Joint Report on "Addressing the nexus between terrorism and transnational organized crime", May 2020

Briefing Paper on the Impact of “Soft Law” and Informal Standard-Setting in the Area of Counter-Terrorism on Civil Society and Civic Space

Legal Analysis: Extra-territorial jurisdiction of States over children and their guardians in camps, prisons, or elsewhere in the northern Syrian Arab Republic

Brief comments on the draft report Advisory Committee on the negative effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights

2019

Detailed comments on the draft report Advisory Committee on the negative effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights

Input to the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism on the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Briefer on proliferation and use of soft law in the counter-terrorism arena

Briefer on closing of civil society space and measures to counter terrorism and violent extremism
 

2018

Input to the report of the Secretary-General on Assessing the impact and progress of implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy by the United Nations system

Statement on the Death Penalty, Extended Detention, Fair Trial and Foreign Fighters in relation to Iraq and Syria

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