| Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Bringing Human Rights Back In |
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25 March 2010, Joint Committee on Human Rights The Government states that "the protection of human rights is a key principle underpinning all the Government's counter-terrorism work." However, all too often human rights considerations are squeezed out by the imperatives of national security and public safety. Since September 11th 2001 the Government has continuously justified many of its counterterrorism measures on the basis that there is a public emergency threatening the life of the nation. We question whether the country has been in such a state for more than eight years. This permanent state of emergency inevitably has a deleterious effect on public debate about the justification for counter-terrorism measures.
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