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The Iraq Historical Allegations Team (IHAT) which the UK Government set up last year to investigate allegations that more than 120 Iraqi civilians were abused by British soldiers lacks the requisite independence, the Court of Appeal said today, giving judgment in the case of Ali Zaki Mousa and Others v The Secretary… Read More

leer en español Leading LGTB organisations from Peru will testify in a special hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington D.C. on  Friday 28 October, to present evidence about the discrimination and violence that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders in the Americas continue to suffer. The… Read More

The film – available in English and Kinyarwanda – includes exclusive images inside the court. REDRESS’ work to promote justice and the legal rights of victims of torture is highlighted in the new documentary film of award-winning producer and journalist Fiona Lloyd-Davies. The Appeal of Joseph M focuses on the Rwandan… Read More

Today the public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel worker who died of injuries he sustained in British custody in Iraq in 2003, issued its concluding report. The report confirms that British soldiers inflicted “violent and cowardly” assaults on Iraqi civilians, and that Mousa died after suffering “gratuitous violence”. Read More

Report A draconian legislation like the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and the concept of democracy do not go together. While democracy nurtures values of justice, equality and fraternity, laws like the AFSPA are synonymous with injustice, discrimination and hatred. A report that analyses the legislation’s complete… Read More

Ten human rights organisations, along with former detainees and others who say they were tortured, withdrew today from the British Government’s Detainee Inquiry because it lacks “the credibility or transparency” to fully investigate allegations of torture. In a joint letter to the solicitor for the Inquiry, the groups – including REDRESS,… Read More

Any investigation into the 128 cases of alleged abuse of civilians by British soldiers in Iraq must not only be independent but must be seen to be independent, as any perceived lack of independence is likely to undermine the work and conclusions of the investigating body. REDRESS has intervened in… Read More

Registry officials at the ICC have warned judges that they can’t process the paperwork to enable victims to take part in crucial Court hearings, because they simply have too few staff. Earlier this month (4th July), Trial Chamber I ruled that hundreds of pending applications from victims wanting to participate in the… Read More