Embedding human rights in countering extremism: reflections from the field and proposals for change
Dr Katherine E Brown, Professor Fiona de Londras, Jessica White, University of Birmingham.
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Countering extremism (CE) programmes and policies have been criticised for infringing on human rights. The expanding remit of CE means that state and security agendas now infuse many more areas of ‘ordinary living’ than would previously been countenanced, with a disproportionate impact on socio-economically disadvantaged parts of society. Under such conditions extremist beliefs can inadvertently be affirmed, extremist behaviours strengthened and extremist modes of belonging and identity normalised. To help address this, this paper proposes the instigation of a rights-based approach to CE and of independent review of CE activities.
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Dr Katherine E. Brown, Corresponding Author. Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham
Professor Fiona de Londras, Chair of Global Legal Studies, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham
Jessica White, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and International Studies, and Theology and Religion
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Last updated 25 September 2019 + show all updates
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Disclaimer added to clarify that the views in the paper do not necessarily represent the views of the UK government.
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