Prevent strategy doesn’t prevent terrorism, it traumatizes innocent children

Fionnuala Ni Aolain, the UN Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism, has severely criticized the UK’s so-called counter-terrorism strategy. In her view, the Prevent strategy targets ethnic or religious minorities in particular, and has a negative and discriminatory effect on Muslim communities. Its implementation is also “incompatible” with the United […]