08 | Principles and Guidelines on Human and Peoples’ Rights while Countering Terrorism in Africa EXPLANATORY NOTES The Principles and Guidelines on Human and Peoples’ Rights while Countering Terrorism in Africa are accompanied by instructive Explanatory Notes. These Notes provide supporting material for the Principles and Guidelines and include sources from African regional treaty law, the case law of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa, the Guidelines on the Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre-Trial Detention in Africa, the Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa, and the Global Principles on National Security and the Right to Information (“Global Principles” or “Tshwane Principles”), as well as international human rights treaty law and U.N. Security Council resolutions. The Principles and Guidelines were also drafted with consideration given to other international and regional human rights decisions and special mechanisms, United Nations General Assembly resolutions, including the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy of 2006, and the views of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Where the supporting materials for the Principles and Guidelines are obvious, Notes are not provided. ENGLISH