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On 21 February 2024, a coalition of 60 Ukrainian and international organisations and individuals sent an open letter to PM Rishi Sunak calling on his Government to act swiftly to resolve the impasse over the £2.5 billion sale of Chelsea Football Club and fulfil the commitment it made two years… Read More

A House of Lords inquiry has concluded that two years into the conflict in Ukraine neither the UK’s nor EU’s targeted sanctions have been enough to deter Moscow from committing further violations of international law and adequately support victims of the conflict.    In… Read More

Read it in English ইউনাইটেড অ্যাগেইনস্ট টর্চার কনসোর্টিয়াম (UAT) বাংলাদেশের নবনির্বাচিত প্রশাসনকে নাগরিকদের অবকাশকে সম্মান ও পুনরুদ্ধার করার এবং নির্যাতন প্রতিরোধ ও নির্যাতন থেকে সুরক্ষার ক্ষেত্রে বড় ধরনের সংস্কার করার আহ্বান জানাচ্ছে। চরম মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘনের প্রেক্ষাপটে দেশের দীর্ঘস্থায়ী প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা গত মাসে টানা চতুর্থ… Read More

বাংলায় পড়ুন The United Against Torture Consortium (UAT) is calling on Bangladesh’s newly elected administration to respect and restore civic space and to carry out major reforms on the prevention of and protection from torture. Sheikh Hasina, the long-standing Prime Minister of the country was re-elected… Read More

Read our January Quarterly Update By Natalia Kubesch (Legal Officer) and Isabelle Terranova (Legal Fellow)  Since September 2023, the UK Government has imposed 12 sanction packages against human traffickers in Southeast Asia,… Read More

READ THE BRIEFING 24 January – Despite the vital role of consular assistance in protecting British nationals detained overseas from serious human rights violations, currently consular assistance is provided at the discretion of the UK Government.   A new briefing published by REDRESS… Read More

By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer  READ THE BRIEFING In a new briefing published today, REDRESS identifies important legal and policy reforms that the UK Government should implement to ensure the repurposing of profits… Read More

The European Court of Human Rights has found that Lithuania violated the rights of Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who was held in a US secret detention facility in its territory, for its complicity in his unlawful rendition, detention, and torture. The Court ordered Lithuania to conduct an effective investigation and to… Read More