UN Special Rapporteurs challenge EU’s counter-terrorism plans
In a joint communication published on 21 October 2021, seven United Nations Special Rapporteurs shared critical analysis of the European Union’s Counter-Terrorism Agenda (CTA) and the reform of Europol’s mandate, the EU police cooperation agency.
Their analysis raises a number of serious concerns regarding the definitions used in the EU draft policies and the unchecked powers given to law enforcement and immigration authorities.
While the Special Rapporteurs note that the scope of the new measures are “extensive in scope”, they point out the lack of crucial safeguards to guarantee human rights compliance in practice and the lack of monitoring and evaluation measures to understand and minimise the negative impacts on rights and freedoms.
Source: UN Special Rapporteurs challenge EU’s counter-terrorism plans – European Digital Rights (EDRi)
