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REDRESS and over 60 Syrian and international civil society organisations and victims’ associations, have signed the following statement in support of investigating the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for the use of chemical weapons: We are Syrian and international civil society organisations and victims’ associations united in our call for justice… Read More

By Olivia Dehnavi, REDRESS Advocacy Officer  Cases of British nationals currently detained abroad serve as reminders of the pressing need to drive forward changes to better protect… Read More

By Chris Esdaile, REDRESS’ Senior Legal Advisor Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisEsdaile  States around the world adopt a range of approaches towards the provision of consular assistance to their nationals in domestic legal frameworks. New REDRESS research shows that nearly half of… Read More

By Natalia Kubesch, REDRESS Legal Officer  In oral evidence presented to the Treasury Select Committee’s inquiry into the effectiveness of the UK’s financial sanctions on Russia,  REDRESS reiterated the need to develop new laws to repurpose profits derived from human rights violations, prioritise survivors’ rights… Read More

By Renata Politi, REDRESS’ Legal Advisor @PolitiRenata During Nepal’s internal armed conflict, Purna Maya (not her real name) was abducted from her home, arbitrarily detained, beaten and subjected to multiple rapes by Nepalese soldiers in 2004. Similarly, Safia Ishaq Mohammed Issa, a… Read More

This week, the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed into UK law. The Bill will see some asylum seekers arriving in the UK sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed, and aims to severely restrict legal challenges, even from survivors of… Read More

By Chris Esdaile, Senior Legal Advisor and Olivia Dehnavi, Advocacy Officer The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has made a series of recommendations addressed to the UK, following its review of the UK’s compliance… Read More

Ahead of the second reading of the Consular Assistance Bill on 26 April, a cross-party group of MPs called on the UK Government today introduce a legal right to consular assistance in cases involving human rights.  During the Westminster Hall Debate on 16 April,… Read More