26th July 2021
(London, 26th July 2021) – The UK Government will create impunity for serious conflict-related abuses in Northern Ireland such as killings, torture and cruel and degrading treatment, Rights and Security International... Read more
17th June 2021
Thursday 17 June 2021 For immediate release Human Rights NGOs, academics, and lawyers express deep concerns about NIO proposed legislation An open letter endorsed by human rights NGOs, academics and... Read more 22nd March 2021
On the 9th March 2021, the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-2021 enters its Committee Stage at the House of Lords. Today RSI advocates to ensure that the... Read more
9th March 2021
On the 9th March 2021, the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-2021 enters its Committee Stage at the House of Lords. Today RSI advocates to ensure that the... Read more
3rd March 2021
On the 3rd March 2021, RSI submitted evidence to the Independent Human Rights Act Review - the review launched into the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) in... Read more 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 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
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
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
20th June 2019
In a landmark judgment, the UK Court of Appeal has put the brakes on the devastating Saudi-led bombing campaign that relies on British made arms and has led to the... Read more
8th April 2019
Rights Watch (UK), along with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, is intervening in an appeal against a 2017 High Court ruling that gave the UK Government the green light... 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
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 10th July 2017
Court ruling that UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful gives UK government green light to continue to prioritise a ‘strategic relationship’ and financial gain over the lives of... 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 May 2017
On Sunday May 7, 2017 Yasmine Ahmed, Rights Watch UK’s Executive Director, appeared on the BBC’s The Big Questions, hosted by Nicky Campbell. Yasmine joined a panel, which among others... Read more
9th May 2017
Last month, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (‘the ISC’) published its long-awaited report, UK Lethal Drone Strikes in Syria. The report sheds some light on the threat posed by the... Read more
3rd May 2017
Rights Watch UK submits evidence to the APPG on Drones Inquiry The Use of Armed Drones: Working with Partners Read our full submission here. 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
13th January 2017
The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, presented the United Kingdom’s legal position on the use of force in self-defence in a speech at the Institute for Strategic Studies on 11th January 2017. The position... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved
