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In the face of terrorism, ensuring security for all requires rigorous respect for freedoms and consistent policies

November 21, 2015 Human Rights Comments Off on In the face of terrorism, ensuring security for all requires rigorous respect for freedoms and consistent policies

21.11.2015 – (Paris) In recent days, appalling acts of terrorism have been carried out notably in Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon and France, affecting civilian victims of many different nationalities. FIDH and its member organisations have voiced their immense distress, condemned these barbaric and cowardly crimes and expressed their condolences to the victims’ families. At the same time, they have drawn on tragic and countless lessons learned from their lengthy experience to warn of the potentially dramatic consequences of ramping up security.

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