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REDRESS is pleased to welcome the former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Méndez and renowned British lawyer Sir Howard Morrison, a former judge of the International Criminal Court, as Patrons of REDRESS. REDRESS is also delighted to announce the appointment of Yemsrach Hailemariam and Evan Williams to our Board of Trustees.   REDRESS’s Patrons play an invaluable role in raising the profile of our work on behalf of torture survivors while… Read More

Today, REDRESS and the Centre for Human Rights at University of Pretoria held a roundtable discussion on the challenges faced in documenting, investigating and addressing torture against LGBTIQ+ persons in Africa. Organisations and practitioners from eight different African countries contributed to an insightful discussion and suggested specific… Read More

** News update: Amiera Osman was released in the early hours of 7 February 2022 on bail. We will be updating our press release as more information becomes available. ** متوفر باللغة العربية REDRESS has appealed to United Nations experts to urgently intervene on behalf of… Read More

Today, REDRESS has submitted evidence to an inquiry into the effectiveness of the UK’s approach to prevent atrocity crimes inside and outside of conflicts. The inquiry is carried out by the International Development Committee, which is responsible for scrutinising UK aid and official development assistance by other UK government departments. Read More

The Human Rights Committee, a UN body which examines human rights complaints, has found Sri Lanka responsible for the arbitrary arrest and torture of Asantha Aravinda by the Sri Lankan police in 2008.   REDRESS and Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), who brought the case before the Committee in 2011, welcome the decision issued on 24 November 2021. … Read More

More than 30 organisations from around the globe, including REDRESS, unite to protect human rights defenders. The protocol is endorsed by a number of UN experts and former rapporteurs of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The initiative is led by the Center for Justice and International Law – CEJIL. Read More

Today, the Christians have launched their new single Naz Don’t Cry, recorded together with Richard and Gabriella Ratcliffe, with download proceeds going to support REDRESS and the work that we have done to seek Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s freedom since 2016. Naz Don’t Cry is a rework of Man Don’t Cry, a… Read More

During a Westminster Hall debate today, a cross-party group of MPs has, for the first time, named several actors whom it said must be subjected to human rights sanctions. The MPs, led by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP and Chris Bryant MP, co-chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Magnitsky Sanctions, discussed the genocide of the Uyghurs in China; the state hostage-taking of individuals including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran; the kidnap and torture of the subject of the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina; and the violent military coup in Sudan. Read More