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Today, 10 UN human rights experts have joined a growing chorus of voices calling on India to urgently release Jagtar Singh Johal, a British blogger who has been unlawfully detained in India for over eight years after being targeted for his activism.   In a strongly worded statement, they warn that his… Read More

In May 2024, protests broke out around a local police station in Channagiri, in the state of Karnataka, India. A 33-year-old carpenter, Mohammad Adil, had been taken to the local police station for questioning in connection with a gambling case, but was declared dead in hospital later the… Read More

Today, TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and REDRESS, published the latest edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR). The UJAR 2026 compiles developments in 91 extraterritorial and… Read More

by Renata Politi, Senior Legal Advisor At just 18 years old, Ayoub El Ghan, a human rights activist from Western Sahara, joined a peaceful protest to make his voice heard. Today, he is still fighting – this time, for justice.  “Yes, I was damaged, very damaged”, he said during… Read More

As States prepare for the UN Human Rights Council’s review of Tanzania in October-November 2026, the United against Torture Consortium (UATC) and partners urge UN Member States to respond to the country’s troubling human rights situation with heightened scrutiny, and to put forward recommendations that reflect the gravity and systematic nature of ongoing violations.  A coalition of UATC members, specifically IRCT, FIACAT, Omega,… Read More

We, the undersigned international human rights organisations, strongly urge the Government of Bangladesh to enact the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2025 and the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinance 2025, which are set to lapse if not promptly passed by Parliament. Following the… Read More

by Obinna Otuson, Innovative Lawyer Awardee Obinna Otuso is a human rights lawyer from Nigeria and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. He works with the Legend Golden Care Foundation, an organisation that provides pro bono legal services to indigent inmates, expands access to education for disadvantaged children,… Read More

 Read our new Guidelines to learn more “Reparations are the survivor’s voice”, a survivor of Russia’s war in Ukraine recently told us.  Yet, four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, funding for reparation still pales in comparison to the needs of survivors. Meanwhile, authorities around the world hold billions of Euros… Read More