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Read the Briefing Note With the confirmation of charges hearing against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri in the Libya situation set for 19 May 2026 at the ICC, the Victims’ Rights Working Group (VRWG) — a network of 181 civil society organisations promoting the rights and interests… Read More

REDRESS, alongside Freedom from Torture, Amnesty International UK, the British Institute of Human Rights, Helen Bamber Foundation, and Liberty has submitted an open letter to David Lammy, setting out concerns that weakening Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights risks undermining the global fight against torture. 14 May… Read More

By Olivia Dehnavi, Advocacy & Policy Advisor  For six years, Nazanin Zaghari‑Ratcliffe was trapped in a nightmare far from home. Arbitrarily detained in Iran, separated from her young daughter, and subjected to prolonged solitary confinement,… Read More

Judges to decide whether El Hishri case moves to trial The confirmation of charges hearing marks a crucial step towards justice.  We, the undersigned organizations, stand in solidarity with survivors and victims of international crimes in Libya and remain committed to supporting their pursuit of justice. After over a decade… Read More

By Keneilwe Zulu, Innovative Lawyer Awardee SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS Keneilwe Zulu is a South African human rights lawyer and REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award recipient. She serves as the Executive Director of Access Chapter 2, an organisation focused on promoting and protecting the rights… Read More

আলভি হাকিম, বাংলাদেশ লিগ্যাল এইড সার্ভিসেস ট্রাস্ট (BLAST) READ IN ENGLISH   ব্রিফিং পেপারটি পড়ুন ২০২৪ সালের জুলাই–আগস্টে বাংলাদেশের অভ্যুত্থান ছিল চরম সহিংসতায় পরিপূর্ণ একটি সময়, যেখানে বিক্ষোভকারীদের পাশাপাশি অন্যান্য বেসামরিক নাগরিকদের বিরুদ্ধেও গুরুতর মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘন সংঘটিত হয়। জাতিসংঘের ফ্যাক্ট-ফাইন্ডিং মিশনের তথ্য অনুযায়ী, এতে ১,৪০০… Read More

by: Alvi Hakim, Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (BLAST) বাংলায় পড়ুন  READ THE BRIEFING PAPER The July–August 2024 uprising in Bangladesh was a period of extreme violence marked by grave human rights violations against… Read More

By Katherine Bartos, Legal Fellow … Read More