Myanmar: Report Finds Victims of Sexual Violence Struggling for Survival and in Urgent Need of Reparations
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First Anniversary of Nazanin’s Release: The Free Nazanin Campaign and REDRESS Call for Magnitsky Sanctions on more Perpetrators of Iran’s Hostage-taking as Practice Worsens
On the first anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release today, REDRESS and the Free Nazanin Campaign have submitted further evidence to the UK Foreign Secretary, urging him to sanction another 10 Iranian officials and entities linked to the practice of Iran’s hostage-taking. The individuals and entities named in the dossier submitted… Read More
REDRESS and Partners Welcome Acquittal of Sudanese Protestors in Trial Marred by Torture and Fair Trial Violations
REDRESS, the Missing Initiative, and the Sudanese Defenders Centre for Legal Aid welcome the acquittal and release of eight pro-democracy protestors in Sudan. They were released on 6 March. The activists were charged last year with killing a Sudanese military intelligence sergeant and faced a trial marred by serious allegations of… Read More
UN Expert Urged to Address Ongoing Extrajudicial Executions in Sudan
Today, the Sudan Human Rights Monitor, REDRESS, and the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law have written to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, urging him to intervene in Sudan in relation to the ongoing use of lethal force against protestors. The submission… Read More
On the European Day for Victims of Crime, REDRESS Stands in Solidarity with Victims
On this European Day for Victims of Crime, Victim Support Europe and signatories of this statement stand in solidarity with all victims of a crime across Europe, no matter who the victim is, no matter where the crime took place, no matter what it was. Each year, more… Read More
Survivors of Torture Present Manifesto with Recommendations to the UK government
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
Belarus Platform Supports Increasing Number of Criminal Justice Authorities and the UN
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
MPs Debate UK Government’s Inaction in Case of British Blogger Facing the Death Penalty in India
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