Briefing on amendment 466 to the Higher Education and Research Bill: removing the statutory Prevent duty for universities
1st February 2017
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Counter-Terrorism
RWUK and Chatham House hold a joint roundtable to assess the uk government’s approach to counter-extremism
15th July 2016
Following on from the launch of Rights Watch (UK)’s landmark report Preventing Education: Human Rights and UK Counter Terrorism Policy in Schools, RW(UK) and Chatham House held a invite only roundtable seminar that... Read more
RWUK launches landmark report that reveals counterproductive prevent strategy violates rights of children
5th July 2016
The governments Prevent strategy, a centrepiece of its national counter-terrorism policy, is stifling the freedoms of children in classrooms across the United Kingdom and is counter-productive, Rights Watch (UK) said... Read more
New counter-extremism and safeguarding bill threatens to undermine the very ‘British values’ it seeks to promote
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
New counter-extremism and safeguarding bill alienates the very community whose help is needed to combat extremism
29th February 2016
New Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill threatens to undermine the very ‘British Values’ it seeks to promote and to alienate the very community whose help is needed to combat extremism The... Read more
RWUK considers the government’s ‘counter- extremism’ strategy will have a profound effect on British Muslims
19th October 2015
The Home Offices Counter-Extremism Strategy, published today, raises fears over counter-productive effects in Muslim communities and the creation of a legal regime which offends the rights to expression, thought and... Read more
RWUK comments on HMIC report into legacy investigations
24th June 2015
Independent inspectors find that more needs to be done to ensure the independence, effectiveness, oversight and accountability of legacy investigations in Northern Ireland. Todays report1by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary... Read more
Independent reviewer of terrorism legislation brands data retention laws ‘obscure’ and ‘incomprehensible’
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
RWUK fears impact of secret courts, as the justice and security act comes into force
25th June 2013
We note with regret that the Justice and Security Act comes into force today. Across the world and here in Northern Ireland we have seen the harm that is done... Read more
Terrorism Act 2000: Public Consultation
9th March 2012
Please find underneath a document outlining our analysis over the stop and search powers as listed in the Terrorism Act 2000. Read more 
Response to the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism
9th November 2006
Our Mission: Promoting human rights and holding governments to account, drawing upon the lessons learned from the conflict in Northern Ireland. Our Expertise and Achievements: Since 1990, Rights Watch (UK) (formerly British... Read more