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Velasquez Rodriguez has remained the most widely cited of the Inter-American Court’s decisions and its pronouncements regarding State obligations in the face of the most serious human rights violations has been reaffirmed numerous times in the almost four decades that have followed. Read More

REDRESS's new Casebook series showcases around 80 case studies of strategic litigation against torture from around the world to illustrate best practice and to help strengthen the capacity of human rights lawyers worldwide. Read More

Saira Rahman Khan, Saira Khan, secrétaire par intérim d'Odhikar, raconte les événements de la répression des manifestations du "Bangla-Blockade" et fait part de ses espoirs pour un nouveau Bangladesh. Read More

Saira Rahman Khan, Secretaria en funciones de Odhikar, relata los sucesos de la represión de las protestas del "Bangla-Blockade" y comparte sus esperanzas de un nuevo Bangladés. Read More

Saira Rahman Khan, Acting Secretary of Odhikar, recounts the events of the crackdown on the “Bangla-Blockade” protests and shares her hopes for a new Bangladesh.   Read More

By Rupert Skilbeck, REDRESS Director READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW Britain has been at the forefront of countries in denouncing Russian war crimes in Ukraine and calling for accountability. But would a Russian general who has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine be arrested and put on… Read More

REDRESS and Eritrea Focus have made a submission to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office seeking the imposition of Magnitsky sanctions on senior Eritrean officials and State-owned entities in response to human rights violations in Eritrea and the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia. Magnitsky sanctions, first introduced by the… Read More

by Peace Brenda Amito, REDRESS Consultant READ THE BRIEFING Despite being a signatory to numerous international and regional human rights treaties, Egypt has systematically used torture as a tool to repress human rights defenders, political activists, marginalised communities such as LGBTIQ+ persons and others. The systemic… Read More