British universities are facing criticism for providing security and counterterrorism courses to students from repressive regimes without adequate human rights evaluations. An investigation by Freedom from Torture highlights how these institutions may unknowingly train individuals who could exploit British expertise to conduct surveillance and torture. Many universities have collaborated with foreign police forces with a track record of human rights abuses, raising serious ethical concerns. The situation prompts urgent questions regarding the lack of oversight in vetting applicants from regimes notorious for using counterterrorism as a pretext for oppression.
British universities risk complicity in torture by offering security education to students from repressive regimes without proper scrutiny of their human rights records.
The investigation reveals that UK universities may not just be turning a blind eye to human rights abuses but are also at risk of training abusers.
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