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States must end impunity for grave crimes against women

States must end impunity for grave crimes against women

On International Women’s Day, civil society calls for protection of women’s rights through Rome Statute system The Hague/ New York—Governments must urgently ensure greater protection for women from sexual and gender based violence, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “States… Read More

Guilty verdict in historic Dutch trial on genocide charges

Today, a Dutch court found Yvonne Basebya (Ntacyobatabara) guilty of instigation to commit genocide in the run up to and during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Basebya’s conviction confirms that perpetrators of the worst crimes can be held accountable irrespective of where and when they are found, said REDRESS and… Read More

Nobel Prize nominee and human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva files key complaint against Uzbek government for forcible sterilisation and torture

Nobel Prize nominee and human rights defender Mutabar Tadjibayeva files key complaint against Uzbek government for forcible sterilisation and torture

Mutabar Tadjibayeva, one of Uzbekistan’s best known human rights defenders, has filed an important complaint against Uzbekistan for her brutal torture and forced sterilisation when she was serving an eight-year prison sentence for her human rights activities in 2005-2008. International human rights organisations FIDH and REDRESS recently filed the complaint… Read More

REDRESS welcomes UK prosecution of Nepali torture suspect

REDRESS welcomes UK prosecution of Nepali torture suspect

REDRESS welcomes the UK’s decision to prosecute a Nepali colonel suspected of torturing two men in Nepal in 2005, during the decade-long civil war. He was arrested in East Sussex last week and subsequently charged. Colonel Kumar Lama is facing trial in the UK under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Read More