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REDRESS and 70 other organisations have sent a letter to the UK, US and Canadian governments urging greater coordination between them on the use of Magnitsky sanctions to promote respect for human rights. The UK, US and Canada are the only countries with legislation enabling targeted human rights (‘Magnitsky’)… Read More

Register here 26 AUGUST 2020 4PM-5PM (East Africa) | 1PM-2PM (West Africa) | 3-4 PM (South Africa/EU)  Simultaneous translation: French, English, Arabic. Join a discussion on the struggle faced by victims of enforced disappearances in Africa to obtain justice, truth and reparations. The practice of enforced disappearances… Read More

As Sudan discusses transitional justice bill, Sudanese and international NGOs call upon the revolutionary government, UN and African bodies and experts to pause the process until consultations have happened. Read More

In response to REDRESS’s letter of 3 June 2019, the Sudanese Attorney General’s office has affirmed its commitment to ensuring that Omar Al-Bashir will remain in detention despite coronavirus measures, and that the conditions of his detention are in line… Read More

On 13 July 2020, the Sudanese Government published important reforms to its laws including the Criminal Law Act 1991, the Criminal Procedure Act 1991 and the National Security Act 2010. Published originally in Arabic, and now translated unofficially into English by REDRESS, these reforms are a significant first… Read More

The UK Government must act urgently in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, on the 1,000-day anniversary of his alleged torture and continued imprisonment in India. The anniversary on 30 July comes at a time of particularly heightened risk for Jagtar, with reports… Read More

New details have emerged about significant changes to Sudan’s laws on torture, accountability and the rule of law. A number of important legislative amendments have been published in a new issue of Sudan’s Official Gazette No. 1904 (in Arabic). … Read More

REDRESS and partners welcome the law reforms announced by the Sudanese Ministry of Justice on 11 July, which move Sudan a step closer towards eliminating structural violence against women and minorities, and complying with its human rights obligations.  The reforms include the abolition of the crime… Read More