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Two years ago, on 20 October 2020, the Nigerian army and police opened fire on peaceful, unarmed protestors gathered at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria. To date, there has been no justice or accountability for survivors and victims of the massacre. REDRESS is urging the… Read More
REDRESS will attend the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, taking place in Banjul, The Gambia, between 20 October and 9 November 2022. The African Commission is the principal human rights mechanism in Africa and monitors implementation of the rights set out in the… Read More
READ OUR ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces looking at some of our key achievements over the past year. In it, REDRESS Head of Communications Eva Sanchis reflects on the release of British-Iranian hostage Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, after six year… Read More
READ OUR ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces looking at some of our key achievements over the past year. In it, REDRESS Legal Advisor Chris Esdaile discusses the case of Magdulein Abaida, a Libyan women’s rights activist who secured… Read More
READ OUR ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces looking at some of our key achievements over the past year. In it, REDRESS Legal Advisor Leanna Burnard outlines the work that REDRESS has been doing under our Reparations programme, including… Read More
On Sunday October 2nd Catherine, Dan C., Ellie, Dan W., Walker, Rosie, James and Harriet ran 26.2 miles at the 2022 London Marathon on behalf of REDRESS to raise money for our work to help survivors of torture. There was plenty of support along the way, with home-made… Read More
Freshfields, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2P 2SR Monday 14 November 2022 5-7pm followed by a reception WATCH THE RECORDING On 14 November, REDRESS, the Centre for Human Rights Law at SOAS and Forrest Medico-Legal Services launched the latest edition of the Istanbul Protocol, the global standards for the… Read More
Today, REDRESS and our Malawian partners, the Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP), made a submission to the Committee against Torture as part of its examination of Malawi’s treaty obligations, which will take place between 31 October and 25 November 2022. The submission… Read More