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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
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
For most people in the UK, torture is just a word. A synonym for agony, or an exaggerated response to a minor grievance. Sitting through a boring lecture is torture. Traffic is torture. When the word torture is used literally, it is often thought of as happening… Read More
Cameroon, a country facing ongoing violence and human rights violations, continues to show scant regard for the decisions and interventions of international and regional human rights institutions. According to Amnesty International, “repeated requests [to Cameroon] for fact-finding missions have gone unanswered,… Read More
REDRESS is inviting applications for financial partnerships to support litigation workshops, particularly addressing torture in the context of protests and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ persons. Read More
One year on from the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the United Against Torture Consortium calls for States to take immediate concrete actions to prevent genocide, torture, and other international crimes. Read More