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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

***Lea el comunicado en español aquí*** It will be the first time that the Court will consider a case of illegal detention and sexual torture against an LGTBI person 29 August 2018 — For the first time, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has submitted to the Inter-American… Read More

The Free Nazanin campaign confirmed today that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been returned to Evin prison this evening, after she was denied an extension of a three-day furlough (temporary release) granted last week. Nazanin had spent this time with her family in Tehran and her four-year-old daughter Gabriella.After being informed that she would… Read More