Proposed by the Liberal Democrats, United Kingdom
The Executive Committee of Liberal International, meeting in Copenhagen on 10th November 2001,
- Expresses its deepest sympathy to the people of the United States and to the families and friends of those tragically lost in the horrifying attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September, and in the hijacked aircraft, which took the lives of thousands of Americans as well as many other nationalities;
- Considers these acts to be a crime against humanity and an attack not only against the United States but against all those who share the values of freedom and democracy;
- Affirms its resolve to stand with the USA and the international community in a common determination to identify and bring to justice those responsible;
- Condemns terrorism in all forms;
- Welcomes the establishment of a global coalition against terrorism;
- Requires that military action remains consistent with the principles of international law, be precise and avoids as far as possible civilian casualties;
- Calls on all people including politicians, community and religious leaders to avoid words or actions that would inflame prejudice or incite violence between racial, national and religious groups;
- Calls on all nations to act together through the United Nations and other international organisations to:
- Co-ordinate and implement robust and effective responses to the scourge of international terrorism;
- Work to create an effective international system of justice, including the early establishment of the International Criminal Court;
- Work to resolve political, social and economic injustices, real or perceived, which feed political extremism and give the global coalition a more permanent character in the fight against terrorism and the removal of its causes.
