These sources track Prevent’s many violations of human rights, and how it fits into the UK’s regression on this score internationally and at home.
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CategoriesJournal ArticlesThe rise of the Preventive State assumes security as a core function; this journal article considers the drivers, multiple manifestations, and consequences of preventive policies for criminal justice.
CategoriesNewsClicking just once on a link that that is deemed to contain terrorist material or displaying images online could lead to Muslims being prosecuted. That is according to lawyers who have been investigating some of the possible impacts of the new Counter Terrorism and Border Security Bill. Read more
CategoriesNewsNew terror laws proposed by the government may violate human rights and undermine freedom of speech, MPs have warned. The Joint Committee on Human Rights called for three clauses of the controversial Counter Terrorism and Border Security Bill to be deleted and gave a total of 27 amendments. Peers and MPs said the first clause, which would make statements deemed supportive of a banned group illegal, restricted free speech and could criminalise “valid debates” on what organisations should be banned. Read more
CategoriesNewsThe United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has expressed serious concerns about the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill that is currently being considered by parliament. In her submission Professor Ni Aoláin states that the bill risks criminalising a broad range of legitimate behaviour, including reporting by journalists. She highlights the importance of safeguarding freedom of expression and finds that parts of the bill fail to meet the UK’s obligations under international human rights law. Read more
CategoriesNewsProposed laws that would see people jailed for viewing terrorist material three times or making “reckless” statements about extremist groups may violate human rights, MPs and peers have warned. The government’s new Counter Terrorism and Border Security Bill “strikes the wrong balance between security and liberty”, the Joint Committee on Human Rights said. Read more
CategoriesStatements Education ResourcesThis United Nations statement documents the growing concern at the UN about the potential for racial and religious abuse within Prevent.
CategoriesReports Community ResourcesThe globalisation of counter-extremism (CVE) is an emerging human rights concern, due to Britain’s failed Prevent counter-extremism strategy being sanitised and presented as a framework for global blueprints.
CategoriesReports Education ResourcesOf interest to those concerned with children’s rights and counter-extremism, this report by Rights and Security International on the harms of the Prevent strategy in UK schools is core reading.
CategoriesReportsThis courageous report into “how not to prevent violent extremism” provides some of the first documentation of how counter-extremism fosters mistrust and alienation.