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By Malak Khalil, Advocacy and Survivor Participation Fellow Despite estimates that the United Kingdom is home to tens of thousands of torture survivors, there is still no coherent dataset — or even an authoritative estimate — of how many people in the UK have experienced torture. This gap persists… Read More

READ THE GUIDE Protests and public gatherings are a vital part of any democratic society. Yet, in recent years, demonstrations around the world have too often been met with excessive force by law enforcement agencies – from batons and kinetic impact projectiles, to tear gas and projectile electric shock weapons. Such misuse of force not only chills free expression but can amount to… Read More

Read the Annual Review 2025 By Chris Esdaile, Senior Legal Advisor Around 5,000 Britons are arrested abroad each year, and 186 were tortured or ill-treated in 2024 alone. Cases like those of our clients Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Nicholas Tuffney show how… Read More

This year’s annual Assembly of States Parties (ASP24) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), will take place from 1-6 December. This session comes at a critical time for the ICC, in a context of intense global scrutiny and backlash. This context is one of sanctions imposed… Read More

Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country, 22 organizations said today. The commission has found Egypt in breach of… Read More

Read Dr. Alice Edwards’ full speech On 11 November 2025, we hosted a crucial discussion in Westminster on how the UK can align its domestic laws with its international obligations to prevent torture. The event, co-hosted by REDRESS, the Survivor Advisory Group, and the All-Party Parliamentary… Read More

Survivors of torture are often the ones who articulate most clearly what justice truly means. Today, we share a personal message from the García Family, a powerful expression of pain, healing, and hope following the recent apology issued by the Chilean State to Leopoldo García Lucero’s family.  The… Read More

We are deeply saddened about the passing of Najlaa Ahmed, our dear friend, ally, and former Sudan Project Officer, on 3 November 2025.  Najlaa was a courageous and highly respected British-Sudanese human rights lawyer who inspired and energised countless people in the human rights movement. She formed… Read More