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President Teodoro Obiang Nguema and his family have ruled Equatorial Guinea with absolute power for over 40 years. Despite being an oil-rich nation, there is widespread poverty in Equatorial Guinea and the country has accumulated billions of dollars’ worth of debt in loans. This is due to rampant embezzlement… Read More

REDRESS welcomes the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. Government against four entities for their involvement in the ongoing violence in Sudan, three of which REDRESS had previously recommended be designated.  In February 2022, REDRESS made a submission to the U.S. calling for targeted sanctions against… Read More

By Jake Palmer, Legal Fellow at REDRESS*  The conflict in Ukraine has rekindled interest in universal jurisdiction, a legal tool that enables national courts to exercise their jurisdiction over certain international crimes even when the crime was committed abroad and the perpetrators… Read More

READ THE REPORT Seven years after the landmark conviction of the late Chadian President Hissène… Read More

Today, over 70 States agreed on a new treaty that will enhance international legal cooperation in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes following two weeks of negotiations in Slovenia.  The new Ljubljana-Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes… Read More

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the judicial body which probes complaints against the UK intelligence services, has announced today that it will investigate the complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a REDRESS client, against the UK intelligence services for their alleged complicity in his torture by US agents. Although the… Read More

Sept ans après la condamnation du défunt président, l’Union africaine et le Tchad n’ont toujours pas rempli leurs obligations à l’égard des victimes  READ IN ENGLISH Les victimes de l’ancien dictateur tchadien Hissène… Read More

African Union, Chad Fail Victims 7 Years After Late President’s Conviction LIRE EN FRANÇAIS The victims of the late Chadian President Hissène Habré have yet to receive court-ordered reparations, seven years after his landmark conviction in Senegal in 2016, seven Chadian and international organizations said today. Just days before… Read More