Resources on Terrorism

Useful Links

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
Includes resources on war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and terrorism

UN Action Against Terrorism
This site brings together all the UN’s work on terrorism, including statements and reports of various UN bodies and agencies, press releases and primary source documents.

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Posts a variety of documents related to the  March 2004 conferences of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, co-sponsored by the OSCE and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

UN Office on Drugs and Crime_Terrorism
Comprehensive description of the UNODC’s initiatives to combat global terrorism; links to related documents and resources.

UN Office of Drugs and Crime_Conventions
The UNODC has summarized key points of the 12 major multilateral conventions and protocols related to states’ responsibilities for combating terrorism.

UN News Centre
Press releases and news briefs from the UN

UN_Peace and Security through Disarmament
Site of the Policy Working Group on the United Nations and Terrorism; includes the full text of the Report of the Working Group

Council of Europe_Fight Against Terrorism
Includes a variety of terrorism resources and links, as well as background information on CODEXTER, The Committee of Experts on Terrorism.

OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
(Organization of American States; site includes terrorism resources, documents and related links.

US Department of State Counterterrorism Office
This site includes the U.S. Counterterrorism Policy, press releases and reports, and the current list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

APEC Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF)
Details the counter terrorism activities of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; reports of recent regional meetings can be accessed.

UN Counter-Terrorism Committee
This is a well-organized page of documentation related to the work of the UN CTC.

Terrorism Research Center
The TRC is an institute dedicated to the research of terrorism.

JURIST: The Legal Education Network: Terrorism Law & Policy
Articles, press releases and other materials on terrorism

Security Resource Net's Counter Terrorism
The Security Resource Net is the online site for the National Security Institute (http://nsi.org/). The Counter Terrorism page provides links to information on topics such as, Terrorism Legislation and Executive Orders (primarily United States), Terrorism Facts, Commentary, Terrorism Precautions, and other related sources. 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Includes a wide range of research materials and other resources

Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing
These eight recommendations are found on the site of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

NATO Issues_Terrorism
Details NATO’s counterterrorism action; also has timely news on terrorism

11 September Attacks: European Union's Broad Response
This web page is a guide to the statements and actions undertaken by the European Union in response to recent terrorist activities.

EISIL
The Electronic Information System for International Law: Search for additional primary materials, Web sites and research guides.

Recent Primary Source Materials and Archives

UN Information Activities to Counter Terrorism
Report prepared by the UN Department of Public Information

Field Reference for OSCE Anti-Terrorism Efforts
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

Action by the UN Security Council (related to terrorism)
Includes resolutions, Presidential statements and Presidential notes.

Complete listing of Action by the UN General Assembly (related to terrorism)
Includes General Assembly resolutions, reports of the Secretary General and reports of the Sixth Committee.

Library of Congress 9/11 Legislation Archive
Compiled by the US Library of Congress, this archive has links to full text of legislation related to the 9/11 attacks. Please note that the site was last updated in October, 2002, so only 2001 and 2002 documents are included.

Report: Patterns of Global Terrorism (2003)
Annual report by the US Secretary of State and the Coordinator of Counterterrorism, released in April 2004; June 2004 revision also included.

Report of the Policy Working Group on the United Nations and Terrorism (2002)

 Update on 2003 Action taken by the Policy Working Group 

Report of the 9/11 Commission
Public report released on July 22, 2004

Primary Source Background Documents

• Charter of the United Nations (1945)
• Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance ("Rio Treaty") 1947
• NATO's North Atlantic Treaty ("Treaty of Washington") 1949
• Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their 1977 Protocols
• Tokyo Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts committed on Board Aircraft (1963)
• Hague Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (1970)
• Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (ICAO, 1971)
• Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents (UN General Assembly, 1973)
• Convention against the Taking of Hostages (UN General Assembly, 1979)
• Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (IAEA, 1980)
• Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation (ICAO, 1988)
• Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (IMO, 1988)
• Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (IMO, 1988)
• Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (ICAO, 1991)
• International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (1997)
• International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (1999)
• USA Patriot Act (2001)
• Resolution 1373 of the UN Security Council (2001) 

Recent Articles on Terrorism

Archive of Terrorism Resources