New data show the UK has trained nearly 1,900 military personnel from over 100 countries, including 14 on its own human-rights watchlist, raising concerns about oversight, transparency and the risk of bolstering abusive security forces.

Britain’s global defence engagement programmes provide military training and support to foreign security forces as a tool of strategic influence, but their reach into countries with poor human rights records raises concerns about oversight, accountability and the potential reinforcement of abusive regimes.