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WE WORK TO PROMOTE JUST AND EFFECTIVE SECURITY

For over three decades Rights and Security International has been successfully advocating for a rights-based approach to national security, and holding Governments to account for unlawful actions taken in the name of national security.
Our vision is of a world which recognises that our individual freedoms are essential to our collective security.
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November 25, 2020
Featured Article Counter-Terrorism Repatriation International Humanitarian Law Jurisdiction Citizenship International Security and Rule of Law Marginalised and vulnerable groups Accountability and Access to Justice

RSI releases landmark report ‘Europe’s Guantanamo: The indefinite detention of European women and children in North East Syria’

October 15, 2020
Featured Article Impunity Northern Ireland Human Rights Act Accountability and Access to Justice

RSI submits written evidence to JCHR on Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

October 12, 2020
Featured Article Impunity Use of Force Human Rights Act Accountability and Access to Justice

RSI’s latest briefing and proposed amendments to the Committee on the Overseas Operations Bill

October 02, 2020
Featured Article Counter-Terrorism Repatriation Jurisdiction Citizenship International Security and Rule of Law Accountability and Access to Justice

RSI submits written intervention to the European Court in case of HF & MF v France

Focus Areas

Across the world, national security measures are increasingly being used to silence dissent, target vulnerable and marginalised communities, and close civic and democratic space. In parallel, the obstacles for victims to access justice have significantly increased as Governments hide behind the well-worn cloak of national security and at the same time are systematically dismantling the hard-fought for protections in the form of laws (international, regional and domestic), institutions (including judicial institutions) and safeguards (including Parliamentary oversight of executive action). To address these trends, and advocate for rights-based approach to national security policies, Rights and Security International works on the following focus areas.

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Closing of Civic Space

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Marginalised and Vulnerable Groups

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International Security and Rule of Law

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Accountability and Access to Justice

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Rise Initiative

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THE HISTORY OF RIGHTS & SECURITY INTERNATIONAL

Explore how Rights and Security International has been successfully advocating for a rights-based approach to national security, and holding Governments to account for unlawful actions taken in the name of national security for over three decades.

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