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Our impact through the years
1992
Renamed British Irish Rights Watch, we play a central role in campaigning for a second Bloody Sunday inquiry and organise a first-of-its-kind Northern Ireland human rights assembly in London, where survivors from both the Protestant and Catholic communities testify.
1996
We publish Human Rights, Human Wrongs – a first-ever practical guide to using the UN human rights machinery. The guide is later translated into many languages.
1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed, and we help secure the launch of the second Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
1999
We send a confidential report, Deadly Intelligence, to the British and Irish governments and the UN – prompting a third UK inquiry into collusion and warnings of threats to murdered solicitor Rosemary Nelson.
2002
We promote a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
2003
Lord Stevens confirms systemic UK collusion in Northern Ireland killings; the European Court rules that previous investigations into the murder of lawyer Pat Finucane were inadequate.
2005
Our work helps end police use of plastic bullets in Northern Ireland.
1990
We are established by a group of women activists as the Britain and Ireland Human Rights Project, an independent organisation to monitor human rights abuses during the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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At Rights & Security International, we are a strong voice against discrimination and repression.
For over 35 years, we have been stopping governments from using ‘national security’ as an excuse to crack down on people’s freedoms. By investigating harms and fighting for better protections, we uphold the freedoms of expression, religion, thought and identity – and promote justice for wrongful killings and arrests.
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