U.N. official decries anti-terror bill
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The top U.N. official on torture said Friday that a bill before the U.S. Congress could deprive terrorism suspects of a fair trial and was especially troubling after the mistreatment of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
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The outgoing United Nations Secretary General warned that America must not sacrifice its democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism
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The U.N. human rights chief expressed concern Wednesday at recent U.S. legislative and judicial actions that she said leave hundreds of detainees without any way to challenge their indefinite imprisonment.
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Several U.N. Security Council  nations expressed misgivings about a draft resolution  introduced by Russia on Monday that would create a new  blacklist of terrorist suspects subject to extradition.
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Pakistan rejected on Wednesday  remarks by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief that Pakistan's  nuclear arsenal could fall into the hands of Islamist  militants, and allayed the fears of a U.S. senator visiting  Islamabad.
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The United Nations has boosted security at its European headquarters after receiving warnings of a possible terrorist attack, according to an internal document obtained by AFP.
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Israeli and Arab diplomats   feuded bitterly on the U.N. General Assembly floor on Friday   after the United Nations approved a largely symbolic global   plan to combat terrorism three days before the fifth   anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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The U.S. administration is opposed to provisions of a bill now in the hands of Congress which would link military aid for Pakistan to its efforts to tackle the Taliban, the U.S. embassy said.
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The US Senate on Wednesday called for Iran&#39;s Revolutionary Guards to be officially designated as a &quot;foreign terrorist organization,&quot; one day after the House of Representatives passed a similar measure.
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Britain's top law enforcement official said Wednesday that individual rights must be balanced against collective security in the face of the threat of terrorism.
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Several U.N. Security Council nations expressed misgivings about a draft resolution introduced by Russia on Monday that would create a new blacklist of terrorist suspects subject to extradition.
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Developing nations fear that U.N. policies dictated by their wealthy counterparts have blocked efforts to fight poverty and warned that the failure to improve life for the world's poor would only perpetuate terrorism.
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The secretary's comments came after the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned against what he called the ânew craziesâ pushing for military action against Tehran.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed Sunday for Europe and the United States to back a major overhaul of global security measures to combat terrorism, keep weapons of mass destruction from spreading and ...
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Dragan Mektic, Deputy Minister of the Interior, said that the UN asked the B&H authorities to pay more attention to prevention of money laundering and control and prevention of financing of terrorist ...
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UK Home Secretary David Blunkett outlines proposals for tough new measures to combat terrorism.
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White House-backed legislation on   the treatment of terrorism suspects may protect them from   torture but gives the United States immunity from legal   challenges, human rights groups say.