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by T Horrow, REDRESS Legal Fellow Bangladesh continues to face serious institutional challenges, which impede the delivery of reparation to survivors of torture, contextual challenges which obstruct survivors in their search for accountability, and practical challenges to providing effective rehabilitation programs to these survivors and their families. It is clear… Read More

By Olivia Dehnavi, Advocacy Officer  Four years on, the stalemate continues. The £2.5 billion from the sale of Chelsea Football Club remains stuck in limbo, and survivors of Russia’s… Read More

By Natalia Kubesch, REDRESS Legal Officer Financial institutions, arms brokers, company directors, lawyers, accountants and other intermediaries often operate behind the scenes of violent conflicts and grave human rights violations. They facilitate transactions, move money, provide professional cover and profit from actors responsible for grave abuses that may amount… Read More

Read in English por Osvaldo de Almeida, Innovative Lawyer Awardee Osvaldo de Almeida é um advogado de direitos humanos de Angola e vencedor do Prémio Innovative Lawyers da REDRESS. Ele trabalha com a Friends of Angola, uma organização dedicada a aumentar a consciência global sobre os desafios… Read More

Ler em Português by Osvaldo de Almedia, Innovative Lawyers Awardee Osvaldo de Almeida is a human rights lawyer from Angola and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. He works with Friends of Angola, an organisation dedicated to raising global awareness of the challenges facing the… Read More

Roberta Cortés Ruiz is a human rights lawyer from Mexico and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. She works as a consultant and accompanies survivors of torture and other human rights violations in their pursuit of justice. Roberta has collaborated with Almas Cautivas, an… Read More

By Annelies Van Twembeke Campos  REDRESS Legal Intern  Nearly a year since the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, the long-awaited confirmation of charges hearing against the former Philippine President took place from 23 to 27 February 2026 at the International Criminal Court (ICC).  Duterte faces three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, meaning that the Prosecutor believes that the acts were committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against… Read More

Over the past decade, digital tools and emerging technologies have reshaped how information about serious international crimes are documented, verified and shared. For Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), these developments have created new opportunities to support accountability efforts, particularly in identifying and tracking suspects across borders. At the same time, they raise complex questions about coordination, security, due process and privacy. … Read More