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On the three-year anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s arrest in Iran, REDRESS calls once more on the Government of Iran to bring an end to her unlawful detention, before her health deteriorates further. Nazanin was returning from a holiday visiting her family in Iran with her then one-year-old daughter, Gabriella, on… Read More

A new REDRESS report explores the effectiveness of the current legal system in the Netherlands in ensuring the rights of victims of violence in pre-trial and immigration detention.  The Netherlands have adopted a strong framework on victims’ rights within its domestic criminal system: victims have to be informed of their… Read More

REDRESS is calling once more on India to urgently investigate the serious allegations of torture in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, as Monday 18 March marks 500 days of his imprisonment in India. REDRESS also urges India to respond to an appeal made by three… Read More

An expert panel discussion will be held on 21 March, exploring some of the key findings of the 2019 UJAR Report, published by TRIAL International, with the support of REDRESS, FIDH (The International Federation for Human Rights), the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights and FIBGAR. The event… Read More

By Charlie Loudon, International Legal Adviser at REDRESS. *This op-ed was originally published on The Huffington Post here. The UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced a decision to grant diplomatic protection to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Nazanin is a British-Iranian mother who has been unlawfully… Read More

The UK Foreign Secretary has today granted diplomatic protection to British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The decision follows longstanding appeals from REDRESS and Nazanin’s family that the UK formally recognise her imprisonment and mistreatment by Iran as breaches of international law. The decision comes as Iran continues to deny crucial medical… Read More

By Valérie Paulet, TRIAL International Project Coordinator; Noemi Manco, TRIAL International Communications Officer * Read UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION ANNUAL REVIEW 2019 Mass crimes, remote locations, protection of victims and witnesses, procedural obstacles, outreach. Those are just some of the challenges inherent to universal jurisdiction cases. From gathering evidence to… Read More

Today we are excited to announce the launch of a new edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR). With universal jurisdiction on the rise, this year’s review analyses the unique challenges faced when investigating and prosecuting cases remotely. The report was researched and written by TRIAL International, in collaboration… Read More