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REDRESS is very saddened to learn of the death of Lord Peter Archer of Sandwell, QC. Lord Archer died on the 14th June 2012, aged 85. He will be remembered by all at REDRESS for his support of victims of torture. Lord Archer campaigned tirelessly for human rights throughout his… Read More

Many survivors in Rwanda fear that with the official closure of the gacaca courts on Monday, 18 June 2012, their right to reparation will be ignored forever, according to human rights organisations SURF and REDRESS. It is still unclear what impact the closure will have on survivors’ right to reparation. Read More

A sentencing hearing for Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga is taking place today and tomorrow in The Hague with the prosecution, the defense and the legal representatives of victims making submissions. Mr Lubanga was found guilty last March of the war crimes of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 into the Forces… Read More

The European Court of Human Rights today heard its first case involving a victim of the CIA rendition program. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) heard detailed evidence supporting Khaled El-Masri’s claim that he was subjected to torture and ill treatment in a notorious Afghan prison, after being… Read More

Today, an important UK parliamentary body, the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) added its voice to those seriously concerned with the Government’s proposed changes to civil court procedures where national security issues may be involved. The JCHR has criticised the overly-broad scope of the proposals contained in last year’s Justice… Read More

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today issued its first-ever verdict, finding Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of the war crime of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 into the Forces Patriotiques Pour la Liberation du Congo (FPLC) and using them actively in hostilities in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of… Read More

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue its first verdict today in the case against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. As the leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) and the commander-in-chief of its military wing, the Forces Patriotiques Pour la Libération du Congo (FPLC), Lubanga is accused of enlisting and conscripting… Read More

The International Court of Justice today delivered a blow to victims of human rights violations by finding Italy in breach of international law for allowing claims for reparation against Germany to proceed. In a decision which ignores the rights of victims to reparation and adopts an absolutist approach to state… Read More