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By Renata Politi, Natalia Kubesch, and Olivia Dehnavi  REDRESS Legal Officers and Advocacy Officer  The traumatic experiences endured by survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) have long-lasting, profound impacts. Survivors from different regions have consistently stressed the fundamental role of reparation in their… Read More

On 8 December, REDRESS will join 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 matters key… Read More

A UN body has expressed its concern over torture and other ill-treatment in Egypt after assessing the country’s compliance with the UN Convention Against Torture.   The UN Committee Against Torture highlighted the “numerous and consistent allegations of systematic use of torture and ill-treatment”… Read More

REDRESS and Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) have filed a complaint before a UN body on behalf of an Eritrean migrant which corroborates the serious crimes, including enslavement, enforced disappearance and torture, that migrants and refugees have been systematically subjected to in Libya.  The complaint before… Read More

By Victoria Kerr, Consultant Legal Officer and Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer  Read the submission Both the UK and the EU have moved swiftly to impose sanctions against… Read More

Read our briefing By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer at REDRESS Victims of human rights violations have the right to effective reparations for the suffering inflicted on them. However, such reparations are not always accessible in practice, leaving victims without redress. Meanwhile, those responsible for the… Read More

One year ago today, Nasta Lojka, a prominent human rights defender and one of the founders of Human Constanta, was arrested for the third time in Minsk by riot police officers. She was then questioned about her human rights work, ill-treated, and forced to record a “confession” on video. Read More

In the run-up to next January’s general elections, human rights violations are increasing in Bangladesh.  Allegations of torture and ill-treatment by the security forces are multiplying, so are cases of judicial harassment of political opponents and human rights defenders, as well as attacks on minority groups. Amid this worrying context,… Read More