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The UK’s counter-terrorism measures have seriously undermined the UK’s otherwise sincere attempts to combat torture internationally and leave the UK open to charges of hypocrisy in its criticism of those responsible for torture abroad. This is the conclusion of a new report ‘The United Kingdom, Torture And Anti-Terrorism: Where The… Read More

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and REDRESS participated in the ‘Forum between Offices of the Prosecutors of UN Ad Hoc Criminal Tribunals and National Prosecuting Authorities’, which took place in Arusha, Tanzania, from 26-28 November 2008. The Forum brought together representatives from national prosecuting authorities and Ministries of… Read More

A new report released by African Rights and REDRESS on the eve of the 60th Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, offers new insights which bring into question the meaning of justice after genocide. ‘Survivors and Post-Genocide Justice in Rwanda: Their Experiences, Perspectives and Hopes’, based… Read More

REDRESS welcomes the release, yesterday evening, of human rights activist Mr Osman Hummaida from arbitrary detention by the Sudanese authorities. Osman Hummaida had been held in incommunicado detention since his arrest by the Sudanese National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) on 24th November. He was interrogated about his human rights… Read More

Yesterday, a Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its decision to grant unconditional release to Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Lubanga, the leader of the UPC (Union des patriotes congolais) has been accused of war crimes, specifically enlisting and conscripting child soldiers and using them to participate actively in… Read More

Sudanese and international human rights organisations today expressed their concern that the Police Forces Act adopted by parliament on the 16th of June is incompatible with the Sudanese Bill of Rights and Sudan’s obligations under international law. The Khartoum Centre for Human Rights and Environmental Development (KCHRED) and international human… Read More

REDRESS, the international human rights organisation with a mandate to help torture survivors obtain justice, welcomes the Government’s announcement today that there will be an independent Inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, the torture and ill treatment of his nine hotel colleagues and how the five techniques banned in… Read More

The long-awaited signing of the Juba Peace Agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been delayed yet again, with LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony asking for further discussions at the eleventh hour. In response, the Uganda Victims Rights’ Working Group (U-VRWG) has today released… Read More