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Since April 15, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias Hemedti – leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have, in their quest for power, engaged in deadly clashes across Sudan. In two days, at least… Read More
Today, the UK Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) published its highly anticipated report, ‘Stolen years: combatting state hostage diplomacy’. The FAC opened its Inquiry into State Hostage Taking after the release of British nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori from Iran in March 2022, following… Read More
Belarusian authorities should immediately and unconditionally free Nasta Lojka, a woman human rights defender held behind bars since 28 October 2022 who is being prosecuted on politically motivated incitement and other charges that carry a maximum 12 years in prison. The authorities have subjected her to… Read More
By Alejandra Vicente, Head of Law at REDRESS Twitter @AVicente_Carr In March, experts from the UN Human Rights Committee examined the human rights situation in six State parties, including Egypt, and issued its findings on how they are implementing the provisions… Read More
Donate to #teamREDRESS The iconic London Marathon is taking place on Sunday, 23rd of April 2023, and we have eight incredible runners… Read More
READ THE REPORT SUMMARY READ THE FULL REPORT Today, on the occasion of the Interactive… Read More
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, 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