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Secretary-General’s Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force The Working Group on Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force is aimed at coordinating the activities of the United Nations system in support of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/288, in which Member States resolved to “coordinate efforts at the international and regional levels to counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations on the Internet” and “use the Internet as a tool for countering the spread of terrorism, while recognizing that States may require assistance in this regard”. The Working Group has identified three key themes for discussion: legal issues, technical issues and ways in which the international community might use the Internet more effectively to counter terrorism by exposing the fallacy of the terrorist message that violence is a legitimate way to effect political change. The present study, produced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and conducted within the framework of the Working Group, owes much to the contribution and support of Member States. It takes discussion of the legal challenges to the next stage and adds significantly to the knowledge and expertise that the Working Group has accumulated and shared with Member States in that area. In particular, it provides important examples of Member State legislation dealing with terrorist use of the Internet and demonstrates, through real examples of legal cases, the difficulties faced by Member States in criminalizing and prosecuting such acts. The Working Group is confident that the present report will help to identify the legislative areas in which the United Nations can assist in the implementation by Member States of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in combating the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes. Richard Barrett Coordinator of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team Co-Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Working Group on Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes vi
Government of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has pioneered legislation to counter use of the Internet for terrorist purposes over the past decade; we have had considerable success in tackling online terrorist activity within the country’s borders, while doing our utmost to uphold freedoms and benefits that the Internet has brought to our citizens. However, we recognize that the threat is transnational by its very nature. Only by taking action together can the international community hope to tackle terrorist use of the Internet effectively. The British Government therefore welcomes the opportunity to support UNODC in producing the publication that you are about to read. We hope that it will rapidly become a useful tool for legislators, law enforcement officials and criminal justice practitioners to develop and implement legal frameworks that will effectively disrupt terrorists’ activities online. If so, it will make a valuable contribution to making our communities—both real and virtual—safer places. Simon Shercliff Sue Hemming OBE Head, Counter Terrorism (Ops) Department Foreign and Commonwealth Office vii Head of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division Crown Prosecution Service
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