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Today we celebrate International Justice Day as 14 years ago on this date the Rome Statute was adopted, establishing the International Criminal Court, the world’s first permanent international court to prosecute the worst crimes in international law. The last two decades have witnessed historic achievements in international criminal justice. This… Read More

Crucial hearings began today in the High Court on time limitation periods applicable in the landmark case brought by Kenyan victims of alleged torture during the Kenya Emergency in the 1950s and 1960s. The British Government is arguing that the claims are time-barred and should be struck out, but the… Read More

Today, the International Criminal Court handed down its first ever sentence, in the case against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Lubanga was found guilty in March of the war crimes of conscripting, enlisting and using child soldiers under 15 during the 2002-2003 armed conflict in Ituri, in the Democratic Republic… Read More

REDRESS is very saddened to learn of the death of Lord Peter Archer of Sandwell, QC. Lord Archer died on the 14th June 2012, aged 85. He will be remembered by all at REDRESS for his support of victims of torture. Lord Archer campaigned tirelessly for human rights throughout his… Read More

Many survivors in Rwanda fear that with the official closure of the gacaca courts on Monday, 18 June 2012, their right to reparation will be ignored forever, according to human rights organisations SURF and REDRESS. It is still unclear what impact the closure will have on survivors’ right to reparation. Read More

A sentencing hearing for Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga is taking place today and tomorrow in The Hague with the prosecution, the defense and the legal representatives of victims making submissions. Mr Lubanga was found guilty last March of the war crimes of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 into the Forces… Read More

The European Court of Human Rights today heard its first case involving a victim of the CIA rendition program. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) heard detailed evidence supporting Khaled El-Masri’s claim that he was subjected to torture and ill treatment in a notorious Afghan prison, after being… Read More

Today, an important UK parliamentary body, the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) added its voice to those seriously concerned with the Government’s proposed changes to civil court procedures where national security issues may be involved. The JCHR has criticised the overly-broad scope of the proposals contained in last year’s Justice… Read More