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Child sexual abuse by peacekeepers usually goes unpunished and few victims secure reparations, according to new research by human rights organisations REDRESS and the Child Rights International Network. The joint report, Litigating Peacekeeper Child Sexual Abuse, examines the success of litigation in pursuing justice for… Read More
On any given day, over 3,000 people who have not been convicted of any crime are held in pre-trial detention in the Netherlands. Some will suffer violence while in detention and awaiting their trial. As part of a project that Redress is conducting with Fair Trials and other partners, we… Read More
The UK has revised its War Crimes/Crimes Against Humanity Referral Guidelines, which set out the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service’s policy on determining whether to investigate referrals of torture, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The updated guidelines can be found on the… Read More
متوفر باللغة العربية At a critical juncture in Sudan’s history, a new report from the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and REDRESS, A Way Forward? Anti-torture reforms in Sudan in the Post-Bashir era identifies priorities for change and key reforms to end the… Read More
The UK Central Criminal Court has dismissed a case against Agnes Reeves Taylor, the ex-wife of the former Liberian president and convicted war criminal, Charles Taylor. In a decision handed down on Friday 6 December 2019, the Court found that the defendant could not be prosecuted for torture because of… Read More
Next week, REDRESS will join human rights and civil society organisations in The Hague for the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP). Serving as the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) the ASP meets in full plenary once a year to discuss and decide upon… Read More
The Netherlands has adopted a strong framework on victims’ rights within its domestic criminal system: victims have to be informed of their rights in criminal proceedings at an early stage, including their right to participate in proceedings and to obtain legal representation, and to seek compensation. Yet the way in… Read More
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has upheld the complaint of a British national against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for failing to offer him adequate consular assistance during his detention in Panama, where he was ill-treated, at one point being chained to metal bars in full view of the passing public. Read More