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REDRESS has filed a submission with the Council of Europe addressing Greece’s failure to implement the 2012 decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Zontul v Greece. The decision found that Greek law was incompatible with the country’s international obligations to prevent and prosecute torture. Greece’s continuing failure… Read More

REDRESS has filed a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ali Aarrass, who was deported from Spain to Morocco and tortured there. Ali Aarrass, a Belgiam-Moroccan national, was forcibly returned by Spain to Morocco on 14 December 2010, despite warnings from the UN… Read More

REDRESS is seeking evidence from civil society organisations in England and Wales for a joint shadow report on the measures taken by the UK Government to prevent torture and ill-treatment. Read More

REDRESS is delighted to announce that Alejandra Vicente is to become the new Head of Law for REDRESS from 1 November 2018, based at our office in The Hague. Alejandra is a recognized expert in international human rights law, and a leading practitioner of strategic human rights litigation. Alejandra was… Read More

Premier séminaire contre la torture à destination d’états africains francophones Read More

First anti-torture legislative workshop for Francophone African States Read More

REDRESS is very saddened to learn of the death of our friend and client, Dr Amin Mekki Medani, today. Dr Medani embodied a strong commitment to human rights, humanitarianism and the rule of law. In his remarkable career, he combined academic scholarship with taking up high level positions with a… Read More

 ** Read the press release in English here ** Es la primera vez que el organismo conocerá un caso de detención ilegal y tortura sexual contra persona LGTBI 29 agosto 2018 — Por primera vez, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) ha sometido a la Corte Interamericana (Corte… Read More