8th August 2024
RSI condemns Islamophobic, anti-migrant, racist riotsThe tragic murder of three young girls in Southport, Merseyside on 29 July sent shockwaves through communities across the United Kingdom, leaving behind profound grief... Read more
6th March 2023
Rights & Security International (RSI) has raised concerns about trends it believes are suggested by data on ethnicity and race from the Government’s Prevent and Channel programmes. The London-based human... Read more
9th February 2023
(London, 8 February 2023) The purportedly independent review of the UK’ Prevent counter-extremism strategy belittles professional expertise, including that of doctors, psychologists and people who work with vulnerable adults, and does not demonstrate a... Read more
31st January 2023
Today, RSI submitted evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism's call for inputs on the impact of... Read more
26th October 2022
Today, Rights & Security International (RSI) launches a new report analysing the UK’s collection and sharing of personal data under the 'Prevent' counter-extremism programme, and concludes that these practices are... Read more
10th December 2021
Rights & Security International (RSI) is seeking proposals from legally registered charities in Brazil for new research on the impact of security laws and programs on civil society or movements for justice. We may award up... Read more
5th November 2021
On 8 November Rights & Security International (RSI) submitted expert evidence to an inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Trafficked Britons in Syria. The APPG exists to ensure that the UK... Read more
9th July 2020
The following is an extract from a blog post written by RSI's executive director, Yasmine Ahmed, for 'Just Security'. The blog post can be found here. Civil society organizations are sorely disappointed with this week’s... Read more
7th April 2020
Press ReleaseCoalition of global civil society organisations launch COVID-19 human rights risks toolkit1. In response to COVID-19, governments around the world are urgently passing emergency measures that in many instances... Read more
28th January 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Rights Watch (UK) expresses grave concern over arbitrary arrest of PTM leader in Pakistan Following the arrest of Pakistani human rights leader, Manzoor Pashteen, on Monday 27 January,... Read more
27th November 2019
On 21 November, Rights Watch (UK) wrote to the President of the UN General Assembly, along with seven other organisations, urging him to reconsider the appointment of Egypt as co-facilitator... Read more
8th November 2019
Civil Society as Partners in Counter-Terrorism In early October 2019, Rights Watch (UK) took part in a series of collective civil society events in New York City that addressed the... Read more
21st June 2017
Rights Watch (UK) urges Government to address human rights implications of Prevent before pressing ahead with counter extremism agenda outlined in Queen’s Speech. Today, the Queen’s Speech affirmed that the Conservative minority... Read more
18th May 2016
The Government announced today in the Queens Speech that it will be introducing the Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill. The Bill will build upon the widely criticised Prevent Strategy and introduce... Read more
11th June 2015
The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, David Anderson QC, has called for new laws to be drafted from scratch to govern the data retention and investigatory powers currently provided by... Read more
9th November 2006
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