The Human Security Centre (HSC) welcomes the publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy (IR).
Read More »HSC Supports call for UN Commission of Inquiry on crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs
The Human Security Centre (HSC) has joined with 49 other organisations and experts in signing the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) open letter to governments which relays concerns that crimes against humanity and genocide are taking place against Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
Read More »HSC launches report on NATO’s Northern Flank Maritime Strategy
The Human Security Centre (HSC) has today published ‘Fire and Ice - A New Maritime Strategy for NATO's Northern Flank’. The paper discusses the current challenge posed by Russia, and the options NATO has for countering it in the Atlantic and northern realms.
Read More »Human Security Centre responds to Defence Sub-committee report on UK defence in the Arctic
The House of Commons Defence Sub-committee has published ‘On Thin Ice: UK Defence in the Arctic’, which outlines the conclusions of its inquiry into defence in the Arctic.
Read More »Second Anniversary Statement
8 August 2016: Today, as we mark our second anniversary as an organisation, it is tempting to highlight the many ways and areas in which we have succeeded in making a positive difference. However, with the hope that our work would speak for ...
Read More »Statement on the Murder of Jo Cox MP
Jo's work showed her great warmth, empathy and compassion for the suffering, regardless of where in the world they were and how high on the national agenda they were.
Read More »HSC Press Release in Response to Terror Attacks in Paris
The Human Security Centre (HSC) stands in solidarity with the people of France following the brutal attacks in Paris on Friday.
Read More »HSC press release on Paris terror attack: Freedom of expression should never be an act of bravery
Freedom of expression should never be an act of bravery. Whoever threatens it is an enemy of all freedom-loving people.
Read More »Press release: Britain ends combat operations in Afghanistan
Yesterday marked the end of combat operations in Afghanistan for the British armed forces. Over 13 years of conflict have ensued since the US invoked Article 5 of the Washington Treaty in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Afghanistan ...
Read More »Press Release: Outgoing Iraqi PM responsible for refugee massacre
An independent report on the 1 September 2013 massacre at Camp Ashraf in Iraq, published on the one-year anniversary of the attack, has confirmed the suspected involvement of the government of outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The report, which incorporates the testimonies of the 42 surviving eyewitnesses to the massacre, was compiled by the Human Security Centre (HSC), a London-based global foreign policy think tank; and the Ashraf Campaign (ASHCAM), a human rights group set up last year to advocate for Iranian refugees living in Iraq.
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