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Many assume that British citizenship is a right after years of living, working, and contributing to the UK. But the government's ‘good character’ requirement tells a different story. The term is legally undefined — giving the Home Secretary wide discretion.

On 21 July 2025, Rights & Security International releases ‘A second-class citizen in fact’: The racist roots and ongoing harms of the UK’s ‘good character’ requirement to naturalise as a British citizen, a research report into the UK’s ‘good character’ requirement for becoming a British citizen.

Ballymena statement: Calling out racism in Northern Ireland

RSI has viewed the racist violence in Ballymena and other areas of Northern Ireland over recent days with alarm.

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Rights and Security International está profundamente preocupada por la detención de Ruth López, destacada defensora de derechos humanos salvadoreña y jefa de Anticorrupción en Cristosal. Ruth se encuentra en paradero deconocido desde el sábado.

Rights and Security International is deeply concerned about the detention of Ruth López, prominent Salvadoran human rights defender and head of Anti-Corruption at Cristosal. Her whereabouts remain unknown since Saturday.

We've released a KPI scorecard to assess the ICRIR’s human rights performance under the Legacy Act.

58 indicators.
Rooted in international law.
For victims, survivors, and truth.

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🚨 New Report: Caught in the Web

UK’s Prevent strategy collects and shares personal data on children without consent, risking their future. Our investigation reveals the hidden surveillance agenda behind the program.

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