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Commitment of States to human rights is among the most powerful weapons against terrorism. Although definitions of terrorism are rife with conceptual difficulties, human rights norms help to establish a clear moral threshold that should not be crossed. Terrorist acts that violate the fundamental right of human beings—the right to life—are unjustifiable and inexcusable. Counter-terrorism efforts must be carried out in keeping with international human rights obligations. Sacrificing our core values in the process of combating terrorism will be self-defeating and self-destructive. Security needs of the State must be kept in balance with counter-terrorism efforts. Human rights are a guarantee and a precondition for individual freedom. But they will only be respected in a society where the State upholds the rule of law.
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