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Today, survivors of torture voiced their needs and priorities to UK parliamentarians and the UK government, during an event in the House of Lords, where they presented a manifesto with their recommendations on how to improve access to justice, accountability and reparations for survivors.   The… Read More

The International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) has released a new report showing the progress made towards analysing and preserving thousands of files containing information and evidence on alleged crimes under international law committed in Belarus since 2020: The IAPB has collected witness statements, medical reports, court records and other… Read More

A cross-party group of MPs accused the UK Government today of failing to implement its own policy, in failing to seek the release of Jagtar Singh Johal, a British blogger who has been unlawfully detained in India for over five years, where he faces the death penalty. Describing Jagtar’s case… Read More

Turkish authorities have an opportunity tomorrow to release from custody one of its most internationally respected human rights defenders, Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who has been unlawfully detained since 26 October 2022. It is her second unlawful detention in six years in retaliation for… Read More

On 25 November 2022, the UN Committee Against Torture published its recommendations to Malawi, following interactive dialogue with the State’s delegation and detailed examination of its record on torture and other ill-treatment which took place in Geneva between 31 October and 25 November. As part of Malawi’s review process, REDRESS… Read More

Organisations around the world frequently face common challenges in relation to managing and evaluating strategic litigation against torture, however, there has been little by way of mutual exchanges of information on how best to address and overcome these issues. Poor management of cases can have a direct negative impact on… Read More

Read our guide REDRESS has published a new guide for survivors of torture, their families, friends, and front-line service providers who are based in the United Kingdom.  The “Guide to Justice, Accountability and Reparations for Survivors of… Read More

By Rupert Skilbeck 30 years ago today, on Human Rights Day, REDRESS was founded. The founder of REDRESS, Keith Carmichael, was working as a businessman in the Middle East in the 1980s when he was detained without charge for 857 days and tortured. Keith founded REDRESS in 1992, after he… Read More