CRM-PLAN-2026 · Version 1.0

2026 Annual Research Plan

Public priorities, quarterly progress, expected outputs and update responsibility for CRM’s research programme.

01

Justice & non-refoulement

Extradition, removal, assurances, capital punishment, torture and flagrant denial of justice.

02

Chinese criminal process

Detention, counsel, coerced confession, national security and effective remedy.

03

Transnational repression

Threats, surveillance, proxies and sur place risk in the UK and Europe.

04

COI quality

Traceable, current country information for protection, courts and government.

Complete

Q1 · Foundations

Judgments, instruments, authoritative reports and COI catalogues; common identifiers, versions and evidence status.

First versions published

Q2 · Justice and return

Extradition review, assurances matrix and criminal-process risk indicators.

In progress

Q3 · Transnational repression

UK incident framework, safe interview protocol and open-source/digital verification pilot.

Planned

Q4 · Annual assessment

Trends, legal developments, evidence gaps, institutional response and next-year priorities.

Selection criteria

Potential harm, forensic or policy relevance, evidence gap, CRM expertise, source availability and safety.

Publication commitment

Every product states identifier, version, evidence cut-off, method, limitations, review status and correction route.