Repressive regimes are reaching across borders and silencing targets in the UK. This needs to stop.
Transnational Repression is:
[trænzˈnæʃnəl rɪˈpreʃən]
Acts or threats against individuals, groups and communities across territorial borders carried out by governments or their proxies, which violate human rights and/or intimidate, control, coerce, or silence dissent.
Case Studies
What does Transnational Repression look like?
Here are some examples of transnational repression in the UK:
Simon Cheng
Negin Shiraghaei
How can we tackle transnational repression?
Tackling TNR takes a society-wide approach. Targets of TNR must be supported by their community, their host country, law enforcement agencies and everyone who values human rights and democracy. TNR perpetrators try to isolate and intimidate targets into silence and the best way for that to be challenged is for their host countries to respond robustly and transparently. Working with experts and TNR targets, the Working Group has identified a four-step plan to build a robust UK response, including ways to MONITOR, RESPOND, SUPPORT and PREVENT Transnational Repression.
Want to find out more?
Contact us at the Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group