UN Security Council Stresses Need for Due Process in Al-Qaida Sanctions Regime

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 February 2011 – While underlining the importance of the United Nations sanctions regime against individuals and entities linked to the Taliban or Al-Qaida as an essential tool in fighting terrorism, the Security Council today also stressed the need for fair and due process for those implicated.

In a presidential statement, the 15-member body welcomed the first report of the Office of the Ombudsperson, which it set up 14 months ago to help…