16th April 2014
In response to the Secretary of States speech today, the Director of Rights Watch (UK), Yasmine Ahmed has said: While we welcome the statement made by Theresa Villiers that there... Read more
7th March 2014
In a joint statement, leading human rights organisations based in London and Belfast, Rights Watch (UK) and the Committee on the Administration of Justice, reject the call by former Northern... Read more
12th December 2013
Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 December 2012 the Prime Minister told the family of Pat Finucane that he was deeply sorry for the totally unacceptable levels of... Read more
20th November 2013
Rights Watch (UK) is stunned by the Attorney-General for Northern Irelands statement proposing the end of all prosecutions, inquests and other inquiries into conflict-related deaths in Northern Ireland. What has... Read more
1st November 2013
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 we have provided support and... Read more
1st November 2013
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 we have provided support and... Read more
9th September 2013
Response to Call for Submissions: Northern Ireland Policing Board – Historical Enquiries Team (HET) Working Group Rights Watch (UK) (formerly British Irish Rights Watch) Our Mission: Promoting human rights and holding governments... Read more
15th August 2013
Drawing upon a wide body of publicly available material, Rights Watch (UK) has written a report into the Omagh bombing. Because the bombing occurred after the Peace Agreement it lies... Read more
15th August 2013
The documents, including inquest papers, were released by the Public Record Office for Northern Ireland (PRONI) on the authority of the Northern Ireland Culture Minister after she took advice from... Read more
12th August 2013
In the wake of the recent exposure of the illegal partices of the Historical Enquiries Teams, the issue of Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland took a new blow... Read more
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
1st March 2013
Right Honourable Theresa Villiers MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Office 11 Millbank London SW1P 4PN 14 March 2013 RE: Non-Jury Trial Arrangements for Northern Ireland Dear... Read more
1st April 2006
1. A response from British Irish Rights Watch. 1.1 British Irish rights watch is an independent non-governmental organisation that monitors the human rights dimension of the conflict and the peace... Read more
9th May 2005
At its opening hearing on 24th May 2005, the Robert Hamill Inquiry indicated that it will approach any request for immunity from prosecution (or, potentially, disciplinary action) on a case-by-case... Read more
1st May 2003
British Irish Rights Watch is an independent non-governmental organisation that monitors the human rights dimension of the conflict and the peace process in Northern Ireland. Our services are available to... Read more
20th November 2001
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 British Irish rights watch is an independent non-governmental organisation and registered charity that monitors the human rights dimension of the conflict and the peace process in Northern... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved
