annexed a Declaration to Supplement the 1994 Declaration on Measures to Eliminate Intemationat Terrorism. it is worthwhile to summarize briefly some of the salient concepts in these 3.4 resolutions and Declarations, as they seek to define the parameters within which these v e x ~ dsubjects should be considered. First, the resolutions express the conviction "that terrErism, in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomever committed, can never be justified in any instance, including as a means to promote and protect human rights." Second,they contain an "unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism, regardless of their motivation, in all its forms and manifestations, whenever and by whomever committed, as acts of aggression aimed at the destruction of human ;iphts, fundamental freedoms and democracy, threatening the territorial integrity and security of States, destabilizing legitimately constituted Governments, undermining pluralistic civil society and having adverse consequences on the economic and social development of States." Third, States are called upon "to take all necessary and effective measures, in accordance with international standards of human rights, to prevent, combat and eliminate all acts of terrorism, wherever and by whomever committed." Fourth, the international community has been urged to "enhance cooperation at-regional and international Ievels in the fight against terrorism in accordance with relevant internationaI instruments, including those relating to human rights, with the aim,of its eradication." 3.5 On the related question of the "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism", the 1994 Declaration affirms, in its paragraph 3, that "Criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic,,religious or any other nature that may be invoked to justify them.: The Declaration further asserts that States must "refrain from organizing, instigating, facilitating, financing, encouraging or tolerating terrorist activities" and calls on them to 'ensure that their respective territories are not used for terrorist installations or training camps, or for the preparation or organization of terrorist acts intended to be committed against any other State or their citizens." The import of these resolutions and Declarations is clear. Terrorism can never be justified, regardless of its supposed motivation; terrorism aims at the destruction of human rights and civil society; it must therefore be combatted by those who would protect such rights and such society; States have an obligation to eliminate terrorism 3.6

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