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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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October 13, 2021
Counter-Terrorism Repatriation Gender Human Rights Act International Humanitarian Law Right to Life Citizenship

Abandoned to Torture: Dehumanising rights violations against children and women in northeast Syria

October 07, 2021
Featured Article Counter-Terrorism Repatriation Gender Citizenship RISE Coalition Tech Closing of civic space International Security and Rule of Law Marginalised and vulnerable groups

Indonesia: RSI Publishes National Security and Human Rights Background Report

August 18, 2021
Featured Article Impunity Northern Ireland Article 2 Human Rights Act International Security and Rule of Law Accountability and Access to Justice

Northern Ireland Legacy: How to Uphold International Human Rights Law

August 10, 2021
Featured Article Human Rights Act Jurisdiction International Security and Rule of Law Accountability and Access to Justice

UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights Accepts RSI’s Explanation of Why the Human Rights Act Should Apply Overseas

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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Racial and Gender Justice

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Migration and Citizenship

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Accountability and Access to Justice

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Rise Initiative

Find out more about our exciting flagship 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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