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The BBC’s investigative documentary series, Panorama, has shed further light on the link between the UK government’s failure to pay an outstanding debt to Iran and the ongoing arbitrary detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and others. The documentary, which offers “the inside story of why it has taken so long… Read More
Read the report More than 10 years after the 20-year conflict in Uganda ended, victims continue to be mostly sidelined in the transitional justice processes that affect them, a new report by REDRESS and its Ugandan partners Emerging Solutions Africa and the Uganda Victims’ Foundation, Not… Read More
REDRESS and 70 other organisations have sent a letter to the UK, US and Canadian governments urging greater coordination between them on the use of Magnitsky sanctions to promote respect for human rights. The UK, US and Canada are the only countries with legislation enabling targeted human rights (‘Magnitsky’)… Read More
Register here 26 AUGUST 2020 4PM-5PM (East Africa) | 1PM-2PM (West Africa) | 3-4 PM (South Africa/EU) Simultaneous translation: French, English, Arabic. Join a discussion on the struggle faced by victims of enforced disappearances in Africa to obtain justice, truth and reparations. The practice of enforced disappearances… Read More
As Sudan discusses transitional justice bill, Sudanese and international NGOs call upon the revolutionary government, UN and African bodies and experts to pause the process until consultations have happened. Read More
In response to REDRESS’s letter of 3 June 2019, the Sudanese Attorney General’s office has affirmed its commitment to ensuring that Omar Al-Bashir will remain in detention despite coronavirus measures, and that the conditions of his detention are in line… Read More
On 13 July 2020, the Sudanese Government published important reforms to its laws including the Criminal Law Act 1991, the Criminal Procedure Act 1991 and the National Security Act 2010. Published originally in Arabic, and now translated unofficially into English by REDRESS, these reforms are a significant first… Read More
The UK Government must act urgently in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, on the 1,000-day anniversary of his alleged torture and continued imprisonment in India. The anniversary on 30 July comes at a time of particularly heightened risk for Jagtar, with reports… Read More