{"id":15713,"date":"2026-04-30T13:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.carters.ca\/?p=15713"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:16:31","slug":"aml-atf-update-un-calls-for-input-on-counter-terrorism-law-organized-crime-and-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temp.carters.ca\/?p=15713","title":{"rendered":"AML\/ATF Update: UN Calls for Input on Counter-Terrorism Law, Organized Crime and Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (\u201cOHCHR\u201d), under the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, has issued a call for input<\/a> on the relationship between counter-terrorism law, organized crime, and human rights. According to the OHCHR, the input received will inform the Special Rapporteur\u2019s thematic report on \u201cCounter-terrorism law, organized crime and human rights\u201d. The report will be presented to the General Assembly in October 2026.<\/p>\n

The call seeks input to better examine the negative human rights impacts involved in treating organized crime as terrorism, including the risk of expanded state powers and reduced procedural protections, and how these impacts can be avoided. Specifically, it aims to clarify the legal relationship between the two types of illicit activity and the frameworks applicable to each, as well as the legal implications that this relationship has for human rights protections. The Special Rapporteur is seeking input on a variety of questions, spanning areas including:<\/p>\n