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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter Terrorism to visit United States

Geneva, 10 May 2007: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the
promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism, Mr. Martin Scheinin, will visit the United States of
America from 16 to 25 May at the invitation of the Government.

The purpose of his visit is to examine and discuss US counter terrorism
laws, policies and practices, including 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.
The Special Rapporteur is scheduled to meet with senior government
officials, academics, lawyers, and representatives of international
organizations, institutes and non-governmental organizations to gather
first-hand information about current and future counter terrorism
initiatives and how such measures affect human rights and fundamental
freedoms. In addition to meetings in Washington, DC he also intends to
travel in order to visit detention centers and observe criminal
proceedings relevant to his mandate.

The Special Rapporteur plans to issue his preliminary findings during a
press conference scheduled to take place on 25 May in Washington, DC. The
Special Rapporteur will also present his conclusions and recommendations
to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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.

Mr. Scheinin has previously served as a member of the United Nations Human
Rights Committee (1997-2004). He is a Professor of Constitutional and
International Law and Director of the Human Rights Institute at Abo
Akademi University in Turku, Finland.

UNITED NATIONS Press release

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So what is someone NOT from the USA telling us what to do? Sovereignty!

Notice "human rights' . This is NOT the same thing as 'individual rights' as guaranteed by our Constitution. IMO, the UN = Communism. Any bets he'll visit some 'sanctuary churches'?

Keep aware of this situation, folks.