
Bridging Human Rights and Prevention of Violent Extremism
Human rights have always been seen and treated as a hindrance to counter-terrorism policies and practices. At the same time, terrorist and violent acts are a violation of basic human rights at both the individual and collective levels. I believe that this tension between human rights and counter-terrorism/ anti-radicalisation policies has created a vicious circle of failures, mistakes and a blame culture. More importantly, I have evidence to believe that by creating a bridge