Messaging Guide: How to talk about the Prevent Duty
Overview
The Prevent Duty is broken. It disproportionately targets people of Muslim or of Asian descent and has a harmful impact on people’s lives.
Talking to people about the Prevent duty and getting them to care is one step towards getting the government to scrap it and address the harms it has caused.
Amnesty Internaitonal Uk and New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) created this messaging guide, so that everyone can feel empowered to talk about the duty in an informed and accessible way.
We hope this guide provides meaningful support to organisations and groups engaging with the general public or supporting impacted communities.
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Educator’s Resource on Prevent: Safeguarding not SecuritisationA 28-page guide for educators on Prevent, offering rights-based guidance to avoid harm and support safeguarding that prioritises students’ wellbeing.
Teaching resource, Information guide 17 Jun 2026 -
Know Your Rights: Prevent in UniversitiesPrevent Watch, Liberty and Amnesty UK have put together this Know Your Rights resource on Prevent in Universities
Explainer, Campaign resource 12 Nov 2024 -
United Kingdom: Prevent - This Is The Thought Police (2023)This report examines Prevent referrals and interventions at public events, drawing on interviews, training observation, document analysis and nearly 4,700 survey responses.
Reports and publications 31 Oct 2023
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