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If deeply seen, one can seldom find a single human right that would not be affected by terrorist attacks. Not to mention terrorism´s devastating impacts on various sets of human rights, the fact that it destroys freedom from fear´ makes it clear that any terrorist act is inherently irreconcilable with human rights. This justifies counter-terorism measures. However, many a times, such measures are pretexts to violate fundamental rights. The United Nations passed a number of resolutions showing the commitment of the international community to take human rights seriously while countering terrorism. Ethiopia has adopted an anti-terrorism legislation. This book analyzes the impacts of terrorism and counter terrorism on human rights protection; describe the responses of the United Nations and most importantly appraise the human rights implications of the anti-terrorism law of Ethiopia. It gives academicians, journalists,and the public at large an excellent understanding regarding the interplay between terrorism and counter-terrorism vis-à-vis human rights protection and the negative and positive implications of Ethiopia´s anti-terrorism law from a human rights perspective.

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Hiruy Wubie has LL.B and LL.M degrees from Addis Ababa University in 2006 and 2010. He is currently a Lecturer and Director of the Legal Aid Center in University of Gondar,School of Law. He could be reached at hiruy.wubie@gmail.com.

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