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Elizabeth Atieno knows first-hand the importance of victims’ rights – and the frustration when these rights are not realised. She is an advocate for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya, working with the community-based organisation Grace Agenda, and a survivor of sexual violence that took place during the… Read More

READ THE FACTSHEET  READ THE JOINT SUBMISSION As States prepare for the UN Human Rights Council’s review of Malawi in November 2025, with discussions already starting in August, REDRESS, the Centre for Development of People… Read More

REDRESS, together with the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Omega Research Foundation, and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), has submitted an Amicus Curiae brief (in English and Thai) to the Criminal Court of Thailand concerning the use of physical restraints, particularly leg shackles, during court hearings. This submission follows the… Read More

Lauren Schaefer, REDRESS Legal Fellow Read the briefing Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the human cost continues to mount. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, civilian casualties exceed 40,000 as of March 2025. Read More

The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) strongly welcomes today’s action by the European Union, significantly strengthening its region wide measures preventing the transfer of law enforcement equipment to those who would use it for torture and other ill-treatment. This major overhaul of the EU Anti-Torture Regulation is a… Read More

States must ensure prompt surrender of suspects and full cooperation with the ICC’s Libya investigation   We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the recent arrest of  Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, known as “Al-Buti,” by German authorities at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 16 July 2025 on the basis… Read More

REDRESS, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) welcome several landmark decisions by the Council of Advisers which will help to entrench international legal human rights standards into domestic law, and strengthen efforts… Read More

Filipino Bisaya/Cebuano This Q&A aims to address the disinformation surrounding the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings in the case of Rodrigo Duterte and to clarify key aspects related to the Court’s jurisdiction, his arrest, concerns about victims’ safety, and other relevant issues. It seeks… Read More