UNAMI Workshop with Council of Representatives on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism

Representatives from the Human Rights, Defense and Legal Committees of the Council of Representatives (CoR) attended the workshop and agreed to form a joint working committee to advance the ratification process of the remaining legal conventions against terrorism not ratified by Iraq to date and to discuss and propose amendments to the current anti-terrorism law.

In his opening remarks, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Staffan de Mistura, highlighted that members of the CoR are in a unique position to take the lead in the adoption of concrete steps such as the ratification of the remaining universal conventions related to counter terrorism. "The key lesson is that terrorism can only be addressed through rule of law principles and through the implementation of laws that fully respect Human Rights", he said.