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Olof Skoog, EU Representative for Human Rights, speaks of the worrying growth of authoritarian rule across the globe and the mechanisms that the EU could use to challenge torture under authoritarianism. Read More

The UATC backs calls from Georgian civil society for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to respect freedom of assembly during peaceful protests in the cities of Tbilisi and Batumi. Read More

By Camila Restrepo, Communities Officer READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW At REDRESS, we have the privilege of witnessing the extraordinary resilience and determination of survivors of torture in our daily work. Learning from survivors has been instrumental in allowing REDRESS to grow from theory to practice in… Read More

By Victoria Kerr  REDRESS Consultant Legal Officer  Around an estimated $300 billion worth of Russian Central Bank assets have been frozen by Western sanctions made in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In July of this year, the EU announced that it… Read More

Resty Mark Prado and Florence Saucelo were detained on suspicion of drugs when they were both 17 and tortured. They recall the threat of retaliation if they reported it to anyone. Read More

by Mai Aman, ISLA The Litigants Group, a collective of civil society organisations and legal practitioners, has been at the forefront of efforts to ensure the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) fulfils its protective mandate. One of their central campaigns focuses on Article 59(1) of the African… Read More

Emilija Švobaitė of Sienos Grupė and ReLex Law Firm, winner of one of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards, sat down with REDRESS to talk about what it means to challenge torture as a human rights lawyer in Lithuania. Read More

By Renata Politi, Legal Advisor READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW Amid a global surge in protests demanding change from those in power, we have witnessed excessive force used against peaceful protesters in numerous countries, including Sudan, Egypt, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the US, Georgia, and Venezuela. REDRESS is responding… Read More