Attachment
BRICS Counter Terrorism Strategy
Established in 2020
Principles
- Sovereignty and Noninterference: Respecting the sovereignty of each participating country and refraining from interfering in their internal affairs.
- International Law and UN Leadership: Commitment to international law and recognizing the United Nations as the central authority for matters of peace and security.
- Role of Regional Organizations: Acknowledging the importance of regional organizations in addressing terrorism threats.
- Prevention of Terrorism: Obligation for all states to prevent the organization, support, or toleration of terrorist activities and to ensure their territories are not used for terrorism or its planning.
- National Interests: Taking into account national interests and priorities in counter-terrorism efforts.
- Openness and Consensus: Promoting openness, information sharing, and decision-making based on consensus among the BRICS countries.
- State Authority in Combating Terrorism: Recognizing the pivotal role of states and their authorities in combating terrorism while considering each country's unique circumstances.
- Non-Political Use of Terrorism Issues: Rejecting the use of terrorist groups or counter-terrorism issues for political purposes.
- Comprehensive Approach: Adopting a comprehensive approach to combat terrorism, addressing its root causes and conditions conducive to its spread.
- Rejection of Double Standards: Opposing the application of double standards in counter-terrorism efforts.
- Addressing Root Causes: Recognizing and addressing the conditions that facilitate the spread of terrorism and giving importance to countering extremism conducive to terrorism
Goals
- Strengthen their unity in countering international terrorism and its financing.
- Consider taking concerted measures against those involved in various aspects of terrorist activities.
- Call on all nations to prevent their territories from being used for terrorist activities.
- Reaffirm support for the central role of the United Nations (UN) in countering international terrorism and the full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
- Counter the global threat of terrorism in alignment with the UN Charter, UN Security Council resolutions, and international counter-terrorism conventions.
- Enhance practical cooperation among security and law enforcement authorities, including information sharing.
- Suppress the facilitation of terrorist groups by denying them access to resources, such as human, financial, or material support.
- Strengthen border and customs controls to prevent the cross-border movement of terrorists.
- Utilize the BRICS Counter-Terrorism Working Group for intelligence and information sharing on UN-listed terrorist organizations.
- Work collectively to adopt a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
- Prevent the geographical expansion of terrorism and address the threats posed by returning terrorists from conflict zones.
- Facilitate research and development of counter-terrorism measures.
- Counter the links between transnational organized crime and terrorism, where applicable.
- Ensure that individuals involved in terrorist activities are brought to justice while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
- Enhance cooperation in mutual legal assistance and extradition for terrorism-related investigations.
- Counter extremist narratives and the misuse of the internet and social media for terrorist recruitment and radicalization.
- Counter public calls for terrorism and extremism conducive to terrorism.
- Strengthen cooperation against the misuse of information and telecommunication technology for terrorism.
- Broaden counter-terrorism cooperation with the United Nations, G-20, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
- Strengthen de-radicalization efforts to address conditions conducive to terrorism, including through education, skills development, and employment opportunities.
- Cooperate comprehensively to address the threat of terrorism in all its forms.
- Promote capacity building, public awareness, and participation in counter-terrorism efforts.
- Enhance inter-faith and intra-faith dialogue as part of their counter-terrorism initiatives.