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The UK Central Criminal Court has dismissed a case against Agnes Reeves Taylor, the ex-wife of the former Liberian president and convicted war criminal, Charles Taylor. In a decision handed down on Friday 6 December 2019, the Court found that the defendant could not be prosecuted for torture because of… Read More

Next week, REDRESS will join human rights and civil society organisations in The Hague for the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP). Serving as the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) the ASP meets in full plenary once a year to discuss and decide upon… Read More

The Netherlands has adopted a strong framework on victims’ rights within its domestic criminal system: victims have to be informed of their rights in criminal proceedings at an early stage, including their right to participate in proceedings and to obtain legal representation, and to seek compensation. Yet the way in… Read More

The Parliamentary Ombudsman has upheld the complaint of a British national against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for failing to offer him adequate consular assistance during his detention in Panama, where he was ill-treated, at one point being chained to metal bars in full view of the passing public. Read More

REDRESS jointly with seven other human rights organisations has published an open letter following a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and Sunday Times which found evidence that the Ministry of Defence and some elements within the Armed Forces had allegedly covered up evidence of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More

Important: The judgment discussed below is part of ongoing criminal proceedings in the UK, which are subject to reporting restrictions. The UK Supreme Court has published its judgment in a redacted, anonymised form, and it is discussed on that basis below. Publication of further details of the case could prejudice… Read More

Detention, whether pre-trial or immigration, creates systemic challenges for victims of violent crime. Where detainees suffer violent crime, they are victims with rights under EU law. This is so even if they are also suspected perpetrators of crime or undocumented migrants. There is however a failure in society at large… Read More

India continues to ignore its binding international obligations to investigate the allegations of torture in Jagtar Singh-Johal’s case, as Monday 4 November 2019 marks two years since his arrest in India. New expert analysis has added further support to Jagtar’s claims of torture. Jagtar, a… Read More