2nd October 2020
On Saturday 3rd October 2020, Rights and Security International submitted a written intervention to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the case of HF and MF v France. The... Read more
1st October 2020
On the 5th October 2020, members of the House of Commons will meet to discuss the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2020 for a second reading. The Bill would... Read more
23rd September 2020
On 23rd September 2020, the House of Commons gathered for their second reading of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill. Ahead of this reading, RSI prepared and sent briefing materials to... Read more 21st September 2020
On 21st September 2020, the House of Lords gathered for their second reading of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill. Ahead of this reading, RSI prepared and sent briefing materials to members of the House... Read more
11th September 2020
Rights and Security International has submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding the Overseas Operations Bill. RSI is gravely concerned by the Bills proposal of an absolute... Read more
3rd August 2020
On 17th July 2020, a UK appeals court ruled Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK in order to fight the decision to remove her citizenship. The following is... Read more
16th July 2020
Response to Sajid Javid MP’s Statement as to Begum Court of Appeal Judgment The Court of Appeal’s decision today is a welcome first step in amending the significant damage done by Mr Javid’s... Read more
30th June 2020
On July 9th, 2020, RSI co-hosted a webinar with the Open Society Justice Initiative and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion on the deprivation on nationality as a side-event to... Read more
29th November 2019
Joint Letter on UK War Crimes Cover-Up Allegations Rights Watch (UK), together with a suite of other NGOS, has called on all political parties to deliver a prompt and effective... Read more
9th November 2019
On 7 November 2019, RWUK attended the European Parliament (“EP”) Committee on Civil Justice, Liberty and Home Affairs’ meeting, “Exchange of views on the children of foreign fighters held in... Read more 17th May 2019
London, 17 May — The below-signed organisations welcome today’s call by the UN Committee Against Torture for an independent judge-led inquiry into UK complicity in torture and rendition post 9/11.... Read more
20th July 2018
Today, Rights Watch (UK) is before the Upper Tribunal to appeal the government’s refusal to disclose the legal advice, or summary of it, that formed the basis of the lethal... Read more
2nd January 2018
In a decision published on 2 January 2018, the Upper Tribunal has decided that the ‘security bodies’ exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) should not have been applied in a... Read more
11th July 2017
The use of armed drones by the United States, both within the conflict zones of Iraq and Syria, and further afield in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, continues to be characterized... Read more
22nd June 2017
Last month the United Kingdom was under the microscope at the Universal Periodic Review – a peer review mechanism that sees each UN Member State’s record scrutinised for its compliance... Read more
26th April 2017
Today, the Intelligence and Security Committee published its Report ‘UK Lethal Drone Strikes in Syria’. The Report expresses disappointment at the Government’s failure to disclose vital documents, which hindered the Committee’s investigation.... Read more
26th April 2017
Rights Watch (UK) calls on the Government to immediately reject the Defence Committee’s calls to impose a statute of limitations The House of Commons Defence Select Committee issued a deeply... Read more
22nd February 2017
Today, the Court of Appeal in Belfast upheld as lawful the decision of the UK Government not to hold a public inquiry into the murder of human rights solicitor, Pat... Read more
16th October 2016
As Joint Committee for Human Rights say government ducking central legal question on drone strikes, human rights group challenge Information Commissioner’s decision to uphold their refusal to publish legal advice.... Read more
8th February 2016
27 years have passed, and still there is no justice in the Patrick Finucane case. It is high time that the UK Government fulfilled it human rights obligations and conducted... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved
