Prof. Martin Scheinin

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  "It is our view that the United States is under international law obliged immediately to release the Uighur detainees of Guantanamo," Manfred Nowak, the U.N. torture investigator, and Martin Scheinin, the U.N.'s independent investigator on human rights in the fight against terrorism, wrote in court filings.

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  "Martin Scheinin, the United Nations' expert on protecting human rights in combatting terrorism," takes issue with "'the power of the president to declare anyone, including U.S. citizens, without charge as an "unlawful enemy combatant"-- a term unknown in international humanitarian law.'" Scheinin also "deplored the denial of the habeas corpus rights of foreigners."[View article]

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  The Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Martin Scheinin, was appointed to this mandate in August 2005 and is a Professor of Public International Law at the European University Institute.

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  In an advance copy of a report to the UN Human Rights Council, Martin Scheinin said so-called 'data mining' blurred the boundary between the targeted observation of suspects and mass surveillance.
  
  Scheinin, the UN's independent investigator on human rights in the fight against terrorism, also questioned the use of spy software that analyses people's internet postings to create profiles of terrorists.

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  According to an advance copy of the report obtained by The Washington Post, Martin Scheinin, a Finnish diplomat and the UN special investigator for human rights, said foreign agents visiting Guantanamo or secret US jails overseas committed "an internationally wrongful act" even if they had merely observed interrogations.

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  To this date, the government has yet to respond to the request for a country visit by Martin Scheinin, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism.The request to the government was made in the end of last year by the Special Rapporteur (page 4 of the report of the Special Rapporteur, E/CN.4/2006/98).
  
  In the report, the Special Rapporteur also revealed that the communication that he sent to request for information and explanation from the government on ISA detention has also been hitting brickwall with no reply from the government at all. (page 8 of the report)
  
  Recently, while attending the second session of the newly setup United Nations Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur issued a press statement on 3 October 2006 revealing that Malaysia is among the countries that have still yet to respond to his request for a country visit to examine whether the measures taken by the government in countering terrorism have breached human rights. (http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/BB414744F672B334C12571FD
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  The mandate of the Special Rapporteur was created by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 2005/80 on 21 April 2005 and Martin Scheinin, a human rights expert and a professor on international law from Finland was appointed on 8 August 2005.

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  The official is Martin Scheinin, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, who was invited last month to visit here in the coming spring.
  
  Scheinin said on January 16th: "I look forward to having an open[1] and constructive dialogue with the Government, the judiciary, lawyers, security and law enforcement personnel, non-government organizations, civil society and all other relevant actors in order to study and discuss US counter terrorism laws, policies and practices.I intend to examine, in depth, issues regarding the detention, arrest and trial of terrorist suspects and the rights of victims of terrorism or persons negatively impacted by counter terrorism measures.I also aim to identify effective measures of preventing and countering terrorism and to formulate pertinent conclusions and concrete recommendations with the objective of helping to ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the fight against terrorism."
  
  Mr. Scheinin is Director of the Institute for Human Rights at the Abo Akademi University in Turku , Finland . He served from 1997 to 2004 on the Human Rights Committee created by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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  "I am concerned that many provisions of the Human Security Act are not in accordance with international human rights standards," said Martin Scheinin, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
  
  Scheinin said he hopes that the new Congress will be able to engage in a debate "which may result in the introduction of specific amendments or repeal the entire Act."
  
  He said that as early as September 2005, he has communicated his concerns to the government regarding certain provisions in the draft version.And just before it was signed into law, Scheinin said, he again raised his issues regarding the latest version.
  
  According to Scheinin, the law has an "overly broad definition" of terrorist acts.He said the definition is "incompatible" with certain provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which the Philippines is a party.
  
  "The strict application of a penalty of forty years' imprisonment undermines judicial discretion in individual cases and may result in a disproportionate punishment due to the broad definition of terrorist acts," he explained.
  
  Scheinin also said Section 19 of the Human Security Act "appears to lack the procedural guarantees provided by Article 9 of the ICCPR."
  
  Article 9 states that no person shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention.Under Section 19 of RA 9372, however, authorities are allowed to arrest and detain a suspect for three days, even without a warrant.
  
  Scheinin said that while there is a need for the Philippine government to prevent and counter terrorism, the freedoms of the people should not be compromised.
  
  Following is Martin Scheinin's full statement:
  
  UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CALLS FOR CHANGES TO THE PHILIPPINES' HUMAN SECURITY ACT12 March 2007
  
  The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, issued the following statement today:
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  Mr. Scheinin accepted the appointment of Special Rapporteur by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on 7 August 2005.The mandate, established by Resolution 2005/80, has since been assumed by the Human Rights Council.In this capacity, the Special Rapporteur is mandated to develop a regular dialogue and to cooperate with all relevant actors, including Governments, to exchange information, make recommendations and to identify and promote best practices on measures to counter terrorism that respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.As Special Rapporteur, he is independent from any Government and serves in his individual capacity.

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  Martin Scheinin, the UN's expert on protecting human rights in the fight against terrorism, said the Military Commissions Act contains provisions "incompatible" with U.S. obligations to adhere to treaties on human rights and humanitarian law.
  
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  Martin Scheinin, the UN's expert on protecting human rights in the fight against terrorism, said the Military Commissions Act signed into law earlier this month by President Bush contains provisions "incompatible" with U.S. obligations to adhere to treaties on human rights and humanitarian law.
  
  "One of the most serious aspects of this legislation is the power of the president to declare anyone, including U.S. citizens, without charge as an 'unlawful enemy combatant' - a term unknown in international humanitarian law," said Scheinin, a legal expert from Finland.As a result, he said, those detainees are subject to the jurisdiction of a military commission composed of military officers - rather than a civilian court of law.
  
  He also deplored the denial of the habeas corpus rights of foreigners - including legal, permanent U.S. residents - to challenge the legality of their detention, "in manifest contradiction with" the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a treaty the U.S. ratified in 1992.

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  Martin Scheinin, a legal expert from Finland appointed by the Human Rights Council, said he had received a formal invitation from the U.S. government.
  
  "The visit to the United States is scheduled for the second half of May," he said.
  
  Scheinin, who will report back to the 47-nation council in Geneva, criticized the U.S. and a number of other countries in his latest report for so-called terrorist profiling based on national or ethnic origin, or religion.
  
  The assumption that people of a certain race or nationality are particularly likely to commit crimes is discriminatory and in breach of basic rights such as the right to privacy and freedom of movement, he told the council. posted by MgEd Read the full article here: Iht

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