Anti-terrorism Measures, Security and Human Rights
Developments in Europe, Central Asia and North America in the Aftermath of September 11

April 2003

Report by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)

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The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) is a non-governmental organization that seeks to promote compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and its Follow-up Documents. In addition to supporting and providing liaison among 41 Helsinki Committees and co-operating organizations, the IHF has direct links with human rights activists in countries where no Helsinki Committees exist. It criticizes human rights abuses regardless of the political system of the State in which these abuses occur. It has consultative status with the United Nations and the Council of Europe. The IHF represents member and co-operating committees in Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, and Uzbekistan. Other co-operating organizations include the European Roma Rights Center (Budapest), and Human Rights Without Frontiers (Brussels).

President: Vice President: Treasurer: Executive Committee:

Ludmilla Alexeyeva Ulrich Fischer Stein-Ivar Aarsaether Sonja Biserko Holly Cartner Bjørn Engesland Krassimir Kanev Andrzej Rzeplinski Aaron Rhodes Brigitte Dufour

Executive Director: Deputy Executive Director/Legal Counsel:

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) Wickenburggasse 14/7, A-1080 Vienna, Austria Tel: (+43-1) 408 88 22, Fax: (+43-1) 408 88 22-50 E-mail: office@ihf-hr.org Internet: http://www.ihf-hr.org Bank account: Bank Austria Creditanstalt