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The Prevent Duty

Discrimination has no place in a free and fair society

To have a fair society, everyone needs to feel empowered to speak up for justice. But right now, the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, "Prevent", is stripping innocent people of their basic human rights.

Will you join the movement to help us scrap “Prevent”?

The Prevent duty and its chilling effect on human rights

What is Prevent? "Prevent" is a UK government policy. "Prevent" is the UK government's strategy to "stop people from becoming terrorists" is supposed to protect people, but in reality, it's doing the exact opposite.

UK: Government's Prevent Duty 'fundamentally incompatible' with human rights - major new report

Nearly one in three referrals for children under 15, with one child referred after joking he hoped school would burn down during fire drill
Is Prevent racist?

Is the Prevent programme racist?

Is Prevent racist? As part of our in-depth research project on Prevent, we want to know how the Prevent strategy is impacting free speech and the right to protest and how marginalised groups may be at a particular disadvantage.
Racial Justice

Prevent in Scotland: a joint letter to the Scottish government (November 2024)

Our joint letter urging the Scottish government to review its implementation of the Prevent duty and limit its damaging impact on human rights in Scotland

Know Your Rights: "Prevent" in Universities

Prevent Watch, Liberty and Amnesty UK have put together this Know Your Rights resource for staff and students on Prevent in Universities, and where you can get further support or report any Prevent interaction or referral.

The AWETHU School of Organising - No Climate Justice without Black Liberation

Read this blog for Amnesty International UK by The Awethu School of Organising on climate justice and Black liberation

A political awakening: new play on "Prevent"

Sonali Bhattacharyya’s play Liberation Squares examines the dystopian effect of Prevent, the UK government’s strategy ‘to stop people becoming terrorists’, which disproportionately targets Muslims.
Open Letter

Open Letter to the Home Secretary: Civil Society Urges Halt to Expanding Counter-Terrorism Policies

We joined human rights & racial justice orgs in calling the Home Secretary to ensure the review on counter-extremism measures includes human rights impact on communities.

UK: Failure to tackle institutional racism is root cause of racist violence unfolding on the streets - new report

As far-right thugs attack, harass and intimidate people of colour in the UK, there could be no more urgent time to address racial injustice. 
Racial Justice

Briefing: The Prevent Duty and its Chilling Effect on Human Rights, Scotland (March 2024)

Our Scottish parliamentary briefing urging the Scottish Government to mitigate the impacts of the UK's damaging Prevent scheme on human rights in Scotland

UK: Grenfell families still waiting for justice

New ‘Failure to Prevent’ law needed that makes clear companies will not get away with causing harm  

UK: Government's extremism definition is a 'smash and grab' on our human rights

In any democracy worth the name, non-violent political activity should be protected and even celebrated as a sign that a country respects human rights and differing opinions. 
Racial Justice

Help Scrap Prevent - the UK governments "terrorism" prevention policy

Join the conversation on how the UK is Prevent-ing our fundamental rights and what steps we can take to protect them.

UK: Shawcross review of Prevent is 'deeply prejudiced and has no legitimacy'

Controversial counter-terrorism programme overwhelmingly directed at children and young people

Open letter on the UK's 'Prevent' counter-terrorism strategy

2016 open letter on the UK's 'Prevent' counter-terrorism strategy