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Today, REDRESS has written to UN experts requesting them to issue a public statement in the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, following the conclusion of her second trial on Sunday. The request was made in collaboration with Dr Tatyana Eatwell, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, who has provided pro-bono legal… Read More
CTI, REDRESS and the Commonwealth Secretariat release report on Online Workshop for Commonwealth Caribbean Countries on UNCAT Ratification, Legislative Reform and Reporting Read More
British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may face more time in prison or under house arrest in Iran. Following the removal of her ankle tag when she completed her five-year sentence for her first case last Sunday, Nazanin was required to attend court for… Read More
REDRESS is saddened to hear about the passing of Commissioner Ndiamé Gaye, from Senegal, who had been appointed to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in July 2020. In the past year, REDRESS staff worked closely with Commissioner Gaye in his capacity of Chairperson of the Working Group on… Read More
REDRESS has urged the UK government to publicly recognise Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as a victim of torture, as new medical evidence of her physical and psychological state confirms the severity of the ill-treatment that she has suffered in Iran. REDRESS has sent to the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic… Read More
Register here to join REDRESS, the Essex Transitional Justice Network, and Queen’s University Belfast for an important discussion on the impact of the UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to Remedy and Reparations for Victims of Gross Violations of International Humanitarian Law. Read More
On this International Women’s Day, a great number of survivors of sexual violence, including many women and girls, are still being denied justice. Access to justice for survivors of sexual violence in conflict (CRSV) is particularly difficult: CRSV is stigmatising for survivors, their families and communities, … Read More
British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will not be reunited with her husband and daughter in the UK, despite completing her five-year sentence today in Iran. Nazanin has been told to appear before court on Sunday 14 March 2021. This may relate to a second case against Nazanin, which could be… Read More