HUMAN RIGHTS IN UN COUNTER-TERRORISM DEBATE: IMPERATIVE OR IMPEDIMENT

“The war on terrorism” that was declared by the international community in the aftermath of 9/11 created a state of emergency. As a result, United Nations Security Council established the fact that the international peace and security should be the first and foremost on its priority list of agendas. UN Security Council created its subsidiary bodies to deal with counter terrorism but it failed to take human rights into consideration in the...