Remedies to Human Rights Violations

Remedies to Human Rights Violations – Capstone Project

Bont’e Twyman

Walden University

Abstract

Domestic and international countries collaborate in order to deter terrorist threats and

attacks. A comparison of terrorist organizations and previous terrorist attacks were

studied and analyzed to identify opportunities and skills that contributed to successful

acts of terrorism. As a result, civil liberties policies and government agencies were

formed in order to proactively defeat future planned terrorist threats and to ensure

terrorists are brought to justice. Descriptions of terrorist organizations, strategies, and

terrorist plots are highlighted. In addition, factors related to the criminality of terrorist

acts are identified in the domains of religion, leadership, cultural codes, and mythologies.

A content analysis was conducted of victim impact as a result of terrorist acts. The

variables examined included victims’ losses, physical and mental impact, financial

impact, and government assistance. Attention is focused on al-Qaeda’s terrorist

organizations and groups. Terrorist crimes were analyzed through theories and

sociological perspectives. The most significant findings were the continued, well-

planned terrorist attempts by al-Qaeda, even after the death of their leader. The United

States’ understanding that we are no longer isolated from the evils of terrorism, has

amplified their determination to combat terrorist attempts by forging alliances with

international justice systems and implementing constitutional safeguards that will ensure

civilian safety.

International Justice: Terrorist Organizations

Terrorist organizations have existed and evolved alongside the nations and

governments they fight against for many years. Despite their reoccurrence in history, the

origins and evolution of terrorist organizations are often misunderstood. Terrorist...