Material from an international conference on fighting terrorism as a transnational threat to security, which was organised by the Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan in cooperation with the OSCE Transnational Threats Department
This manual aims to familiarize states' senior policy makers with the fundamental human rights standards they are obliged to adhere to under international law when devising efforts to combat terrorism and extremism.
The four-day training focused on definitions of terrorism and types of hostage takers and addressed different phases of negotiations, including understanding the situation and information gathering.
This conference report produced by the TNTD/Action againt Terrorism Unit, includes some background information, summary of discussions, as well as the list of challenges and recommendations.