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by Chris Esdaile, Senior Legal Advisor We are deeply saddened by the death of our client, Nicholas Tuffney, whose determination to seek justice following his detention and ill-treatment in Panama inspired everyone who worked with him.  For more than a decade, Nick pursued… Read More

By Jeanne d’Arc Katungu Ndondo, SOFEPADI In the heart of Ituri Province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a beacon of hope has shone for the past 26 years for women and girls who have survived sexual and gender-based violence. This refuge is known as the Karibuni… Read More

By Alejandra Vicente, REDRESS Head of Law  This is the third blog in a series featuring legal representatives and experts in strategic litigation against torture, reflecting on the impact of cases featured in Casebook 2.  In… Read More

On 17 July 2026, REDRESS made a submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Lithuania.  The contribution focuses on the lack of effective investigation into Lithuania’s complicity in, and facilitation of, the United States’ (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s Rendition, Detention and Interrogation (RDI) Program.  Detailed… Read More

When national systems cannot or will not investigate the gravest crimes, international justice helps ensure that no one is beyond the reach of the law. For many victims and survivors who have been denied justice for years, sometimes decades, it provides a pathway to truth, recognition and accountability. Read More

REDRESS welcomes the UK Government’s appointment of Alistair Burt as the newly created Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions as a necessary step towards strengthening the UK’s response to the growing challenge of State hostage-taking.  The appointment follows years of advocacy by REDRESS and other civil society organisations, alongside survivors… Read More

In February 2011, following a violent crackdown on civilian protesters, the United Nations Security Council referred the situation in Libya to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. On 21 May 2026, more than fifteen years later, in a major milestone for survivors, the first individual accused of crimes… Read More

By Matthew Hedges, Member of the Survivor Advisory Group Established in 2022, the Survivor Advisory Group is a survivor-led body that empowers and supports survivors to lead initiatives confronting torture. We are a diverse group of torture survivors from Bahrain, Chad, DRC, Iran, UK, and Zimbabwe. Despite our differences… Read More