"War on terrorism": 35,000 convicted worldwide for terror after 9/11 attacks (The Star, link): "“Originally the approach was the more the merrier, the stronger counter-terror laws, the better for the security of the world. But
“War on terrorism”: 35,000 convicted worldwide for terror after 9/11 attacks (The Star, link):
““Originally the approach was the more the merrier, the stronger counter-terror laws, the better for the security of the world. But that was a serious mistake,” said Martin Sheinin, UN special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism. “Nowadays people are realizing the abuse and even the actual use of counterterror laws is bad for human rights and also bad for actually stopping terrorism.”