Impact of Balancing Terrorism Prevention with Human Rights Concerns Name: Institution: Introduction Terrorism is a common global security threat that has continued to claim the lives of innocent civilians. The terror activities have instilled in people across the globe compelling world governments and major business stakeholders to come together with the aim of combating the evil act. The process of fighting terror activities has however been faced with critics of human rights activists who now claim that the war on terror has diverted and interfered the human rights of innocent suspects. According to Australian Human Rights Commission (2015) there is a need to strike a balance between managing terror risks and respecting human rights of suspects. Threats posed to individuals by terrorism Terror activities expose innocent civilians to many risks as discussed below. Terrorism exposes people to mental illness. Survivors of terror attacks develop emotional and behavioral changes that later develop into diagnosable disorders. The diseases slowly become a health burden to the victim compelling them to seek for services of qualified physicians. Such mental illness is costly in terms of psychiatric counseling and hence leads people to poverty (AON. (2015). The victims may develop acute stress for the rest of their life. Acute stress is a condition that subjects the victims to depression and may lead other dangerous diseases like high blood pressure and heart attack (Rivkin,...