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By Reesey Du Pont, Legal Fellow REDRESS and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) submitted a joint complaint to the UN Human Rights Council concerning the treatment of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, India.   The complaint was developed in close collaboration with Indian experts… Read More

Today, after almost nine years in arbitrary detention, our client Jagtar Singh Johal was finally granted bail in all the remaining cases against him.  Jagtar is a British human rights activist from Dumbarton, Scotland, who was targeted for his activism, according to UN experts. … Read More

Members of the United Against Torture Consortium, REDRESS and OMCT, will participate in an international human rights observation mission in Barcelona to monitor the trial, which begins today, concerning the serious injuries suffered by demonstrator Roger Español during the 2017 Catalan referendum. Español lost his sight in one… Read More

By Reesey Du Pont Over the past decade, the international community has seen a steady rise in the practice of State hostage-taking, whereby State actors detain civilians for diplomatic leverage. Those subject to State hostage-taking often… Read More

लेखक: एडगर कैसर, REDRESS के विजिटिंग  वकील अंग्रेज़ी में पढ़ें तमिल में पढ़ें। रिपोर्ट डाउनलोड करें 2 जुलाई 2026 भारत का एक महत्वपूर्ण राजनीतिक क्षण था , जब हजारों युवाओं ने राष्ट्रीय राजधानी और कई अन्य राज्यों में शिक्षा व्यवस्था में… Read More

REDRESS invites applications for financial partnerships to support strategic litigation initiatives addressing torture and other forms of ill-treatment in the context of dissent, with a particular focus on abuses during and after protests.  This support is provided through the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), funded… Read More

REDRESS invites applications for financial partnerships to support strategic claims and legal casework addressing torture and other forms of ill-treatment in the context of dissent and protest.  This support is provided through the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), funded by the European Union. The Consortium… Read More

In October 2025, REDRESS submitted an Amicus Curiae brief (available in English and Polish) to the Regional Court of Warsaw concerning the application of immunities of State officials in cases regarding international crimes. The submission aimed to clarify whether certain immunities recognised by international law that shield State officials from prosecution in foreign courts can prevent Polish prosecutors from opening an investigation into allegations of… Read More