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
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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
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