11th May 2021
(London, 11 May 2021) The UK government risks creating impunity for serious conflict-related abuses in Northern Ireland such as killings, torture and cruel and degrading treatment, Rights and Security International... 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
18th January 2021
This Wednesday 20 January 2021, the House of Lords is due to conduct its second reading of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-2021. Ahead of the debate,... Read more
15th October 2020
Rights and Security International has submitted written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in response to its call for evidence on the 30 September 2020 on the Covert Human... Read more
12th October 2020
As the Overseas Operations Bill travels through government, RSI has stayed abreast of developments and advised the relevant parliamentary bodies on the legal and policy implications of the bill, proposing... 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 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
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
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 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
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
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
25th November 2015
Today the UK Supreme Court made a significant ruling on how far back in time the UKs obligation to investigate unlawful killing goes. Rights Watch (UK) and The Pat Finucane... Read more
23rd October 2015
On Thursday last week the government quietly published an amended version of the Ministerial Code. The Ministerial Code sets out the standard of conduct expected of government ministers in the... Read more
4th July 2015
An attempt by the UK to cover up senior Government ministers involvement in torture is shameful, says Rights Watch (UK). Today1the Hooded Men2will continue their fight for justice in light... Read more
26th June 2015
Still no inquiry into state sanctioned murder of Patrick Finucane Rights Watch (UK) are extremely disappointed that the Finucane family have once again been denied the public inquiry that they... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved
