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Dominica has detailed terrorism financing legislation but the breadth of proposed new provisions in an anti-terrorism bill is an issue of concern, potentially capturing political opposition to the regime.

The Dominican Republic has detailed counterterrorism legislation in place, which it adopted in 2008. The Criminal Code also provides for a long term of imprisonment for terrorist bombings. There is no carve-out for the exercise of fundamental human rights.

Ecuador has detailed counterterrorism legislation in force in its criminal code. There is no carve-out for the exercise of fundamental human rights. Provisions apply generally in peacetime and there is also a specific prohibition of terrorizing the civilian population in a situation of armed conflict.  

Egypt has far-reaching legislation on terrorism that is used also to suppress domestic opposition to the regime. The death penalty is imposable for terrorist offences. 

El Salvador has dedicated counterterrorism legislation primarily through a law adopted in 2006. In April 2022, however, the Parliament adopted new legislation to reduce the age of criminal responsibility for membership of terrorist groups from sixteen years to twelve while increasing the already severe penalties for other terrorist offences.  

Equatorial Guinea adopted a new criminal code in 2022, explicitly prohibiting terrorism for the first time. The new law also abolishes the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea. The Constitution, however, allows respect for fundamental human rights to be suspended when the State is confronted with terrorism.

Eritrea has a dedicated law on the financing of terrorism, adopted in 2014, which defines terrorism when committed in peacetime and in a situation of armed conflict. Eritrea's 2015 criminal code potentially punishes murder with the death penalty when it is committed for terrorist purposes.

In Estonia, an act of terrorism is a criminal offence that is prohibited in the Criminal Code. Terrorism is defined as a set of predicate offences committed to terrorize the population or seek to compel conduct by the government. There is no carve-out for the exercise of fundamental human rights. 

The Kingdom of Eswatini has dedicated legislation on terrorism, which it uses to suppress internal dissent despite a carve-out for the exercise of certain fundamental human rights. Specific provisions in an earlier law were struck down by the High Court on constitutional law grounds, as they were deemed to be likely to infringe upon the principles of criminal justice. 

Ethiopia has dedicated counterterrorism legislation first adopted in 2009 that has been used to target political opponents of the regime and human rights defenders. Amendments to the Law were made in early 2020 to respond to widespread criticisms but have not been consistently applied. Measures of intimidation or terror against civilians in a situation of armed conflict are war crimes under the Criminal Code.

Fiji has detailed legislative provisions on terrorism in its 1969 Public Order Act (as amended in 2017).

Finland has detailed legislation on terrorism in a chapter of the Criminal Code, first elaborated in 2003. Finland believes that any measures against terrorism, whether international or national, must be compatible with human rights law, international humanitarian law, and refugee law in order to be effective and legitimate.