File 13 - The International Commission of Jurists & Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, 2009 Part 2

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Material in this file consists of correspondence (letter and printed email), background papers, itineraries, reports and other research material, press articles and press releases relating to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Eminent Jurists Panel (EJP) on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, including in relation to the launch of the EJP's report "Assessing Damage, Urging Action", in February 2009. It includes email conversations between members of the Executive Committee in relation to Nick Howen returning as Secretary General of ICJ, following illness 10-29/03/2009 [Archivist’s note: Howen passed away in 2010]; press releases relating to USA's decision to run for membership of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, 01/04/2009, to the ICJ presenting its findings at the UN, following three-year inquiry into impact of counter-terrorism laws worldwide, 04/05/2009, to the armed conflict in Sri Lanka, 14/05/2009, to President Obama signalling the continuation of detention without trial, 22/05/2009, to the killing of worshipers in the Alfurquan Mosque, Thailand, 10/06/2009, to the killing of Judge Aza Gazgireeva, Russian Federation, 12/06/2009, to ICJ condemning the imprisonment of Syrian ICJ Commissioner Muhannad Al-Hasani, 23/06/2009 and 05/08/2009, to ICJ calling for action to protect human rights defenders following killing of Natalya Estemirova, Russian Federation, 17/07/2009; circulars in relation to the election of members to the Executive Committee, 17/04/2009 and ICJ calling for end to impunity, following release of fact-finding mission report on the Gaza conflict, 15/09/2009; material relating to an Arria Formula meeting (an informal meeting of members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which must be convened by a member of the UNSC in order for the meeting to take place) in relation to a UN coordinated action in integrating human rights in all aspects of counter-terrorism, 10/06-16/07/2009; internal concept document on developing an ICJ Legal Project on Women's Human Rights, [06]/2009; email correspondence relating to the recruitment of a new Secretary General for the ICJ, following the decision of the Executive Committee that Howen was not fit enough to be able to complete the work required 07/07-25/09/2009; personal statement from Mary Robinson as President of ICJ on the killing of Natalya Estemirova, Russian Federation, 18/07/2009; email correspondence with the Executive Committee in relation to external evaluation and organisational review of ICJ, 24/07-16/08/2009.

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