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READ BRIEFING PAPER By Lauren Schaefer, Legal Fellow   On 29 July 2025, the UK Supreme Court handed down one of the most important sanctions decisions since Brexit. In Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and… Read More

READ OUR SANCTIONS MID-YEAR UPDATE Targeted sanctions have become one of the most powerful tools by which governments address human rights abuses and corruption worldwide. However, recent U.S. policy developments risk undermining the credibility of this global response. In a new joint briefing, REDRESS, Human Rights… Read More

Elizabeth Atieno knows first-hand the importance of victims’ rights – and the frustration when these rights are not realised. She is an advocate for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya, working with the community-based organisation Grace Agenda, and a survivor of sexual violence that took place during the… Read More

READ THE FACTSHEET  READ THE JOINT SUBMISSION As States prepare for the UN Human Rights Council’s review of Malawi in November 2025, with discussions already starting in August, REDRESS, the Centre for Development of People… Read More

REDRESS, together with the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Omega Research Foundation, and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), has submitted an Amicus Curiae brief (in English and Thai) to the Criminal Court of Thailand concerning the use of physical restraints, particularly leg shackles, during court hearings. This submission follows the… Read More

Lauren Schaefer, REDRESS Legal Fellow Read the briefing Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the human cost continues to mount. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, civilian casualties exceed 40,000 as of March 2025. Read More

The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) strongly welcomes today’s action by the European Union, significantly strengthening its region wide measures preventing the transfer of law enforcement equipment to those who would use it for torture and other ill-treatment. This major overhaul of the EU Anti-Torture Regulation is a… Read More

States must ensure prompt surrender of suspects and full cooperation with the ICC’s Libya investigation   We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the recent arrest of  Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, known as “Al-Buti,” by German authorities at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 16 July 2025 on the basis… Read More