Letter to the General Assembly

Excellency,
This week - less than a month after the cruel attacks in the United States killed thousands of people and left the
world profoundly shaken - the General Assembly will be holding a debate on terrorism. Human Rights Watch
believes that the attacks of September 11 were an assault on the principles of respect for civilian life cherished
by all peoples and a crime against humanity. We are urging governments to investigate this crime, to identify
those responsible, and to bring to justice those responsible.