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REDRESS welcomes UK prosecution of Nepali torture suspect

REDRESS welcomes UK prosecution of Nepali torture suspect

REDRESS welcomes the UK’s decision to prosecute a Nepali colonel suspected of torturing two men in Nepal in 2005, during the decade-long civil war. He was arrested in East Sussex last week and subsequently charged. Colonel Kumar Lama is facing trial in the UK under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Read More

Nepal: landmark conflict era rape case filed with UN

A victim of multiple rapes by Nepali soldiers today filed a landmark case with the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The case has been brought by Purna Maya (name changed to protect her privacy), after she failed to achieve justice in Nepal. She is represented by Advocacy Forum and REDRESS. Read More

ICC verdict raises questions about quality of prosecutions

Today, in a major setback for victims of the Bogoro massacre in Ituri, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Criminal Court acquitted one of the alleged masterminds behind the attack, for lack of sufficient evidence. The Prosecutor alleged that Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was the former commander of the Lendu… Read More

REDRESS marks 20-year fight for survivors on Human Rights Day

REDRESS marks 20-year fight for survivors on Human Rights Day

Monday 10th December will be celebrated worldwide as International Humans Rights Day, marking the 64th Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The day also coincides with the 20th Anniversary REDRESS, the British-based international NGO with a mandate to seek justice and reparation for torture survivors. Read More

Torture being systematically practiced in Nepal

Torture being systematically practiced in Nepal

The Committee against Torture, a respected body of experts monitoring implementation of the Convention against Torture, has said that there are well-founded indications that torture is being systematically practiced in Nepal. After six years of consideration, the Committee has published a highly critical report concluding that “the authorities not only… Read More