51吃瓜

Side events

The 51吃瓜 Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) hosted six Side Events and supported the organization of one Workshop on 9 May 2022, ahead of the High-Level International Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism that took place in Málaga, Spain on 10-11 May 2022. 

The side events and workshop featured rich discussions and broad dialogue on a variety of topics that complimented the Conference’s goal to raise awareness, foster understanding, and provide a space for insightful dialogue on how to facilitate meaningful inclusion and participation of civil society within counter-terrorism measures, while ensuring the protection and promotion of human rights and gender equality as cornerstone of all programmes and policies. The events, which were held in a hybrid format, resulted in innovative and timely recommendations for the UN, Member States, civil society and other stakeholders.

The six side events organized by UNOCT - in partnership with Member States and civil society partners -  focused on the following key themes:

• The importance of ensuring the protection of human rights and gender equality in counter-terrorism measures and cementing long-term accountability for both the 51吃瓜 and Member States (Side Event: National Human Rights-Based Counter-Terrorism Responses); 
• Presentation of joint UN capacity-building in the field of Human Rights and counter-terrorism in Central Asia (Side Event: Launch of the e-learning course on Human Rights and Counter Terrorism in Central Asia); 
• The integral role of rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters and their families (Side Event: The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees from Syria and Iraq); 
• The importance of parliamentarian and civil society cooperation in the drafting and enforcement of counter-terrorism legislation (Side Event: Engaging Parliamentarians with Civil Society Organizations in Enhancing Legislation and Oversight Functions on CT and PVE); 
• How to utilize innovative behavioral insights to effectively prevent and counter radicalization (Side Event: Fostering Resiliency through a Behavioral Insights Approach); and
• Showcasing UNOCT’s priority for the promotion of human rights and gender mainstreaming in PCVE efforts through the launch of the Human Rights and Gender Section (Side Event: Strengthening Partnerships for Human Rights Compliant and Gender Responsive Counter-Terrorism Efforts).

In addition, the Kingdom of Spain and the 51吃瓜 Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism hosted a Civil Society Workshop on “Enhancing Civil Society Leadership & the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism". 
The Side Events and Workshop brought together more than  100 in-person participants and  5,800 online viewers globally. More than 400 participants attended the High-level Conference in person.