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International Criminal Court Under Attack by US, Others The European Union (EU) should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 58 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice for victims of serious international crimes around the world, making urgent EU action… Read More

In a joint statement, 13 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey… Read More

BRIEFING (English/Français/Español) The principle of universal jurisdiction allows States to investigate and prosecute international crimes, regardless of where the crimes were committed or the nationality or residence of the perpetrator or the victim. As of 2022, there were more than 6,000 core international crime cases in… Read More

Following his acquittal in a case against him in India a month ago, the prison conditions of British human rights activist Jagtar Singh Johal have worsened, with his transfer to detention in Delhi, where he is subject to solitary confinement, according to his… Read More

Today many of the 200+ international partners of our United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) face the sudden loss of vital international financial support for the fight against torture, from the US, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany, and other countries, amidst allegations of widespread torture and ill-treatment, and… Read More

Manushika Cooray of  Human Rights Law Chambers, winner of one of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards, spoke with REDRESS about tackling torture in Sri Lanka as a female lawyer and advancing the anti-torture movement. Manushika is a founding partner of the Human Rights Law Chamber, which handles cases related to… Read More

By Alejandro Rodriguez, Legal Officer READ THE PRACTICE NOTE International law guarantees the right to reparation for victims of serious human rights violations. Reparation arises from the obligation of the wrongdoing party to redress… Read More

In a report on the crime of hostage-taking, presented to the UN Human Rights Council on 4 March, Dr Alice Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, echoes REDRESS’s long-standing position that hostage-taking can often amount to torture.   “Hostage-taking is cruelty – plain… Read More