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On 21 March 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its judgement in the case of former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba. Bemba was convicted of two counts of crimes against humanity (murder and rape) and three counts of war crimes (murder, rape, and pillaging). He will be the first military… Read More

Civil society organisations TRIAL, REDRESS and Advocacy Forum launch a joint campaign to demand justice for victims of international crimes in Nepal. For one year, partner NGOs TRIAL, REDRESS and Advocacy Forum will give the floor to the victims’ stories, highlighting their long – and on-going – fight… Read More

Today, the anti-torture organisation REDRESS, through attorney Ingrida Botyriené, filed an appeal of the Lithuanian General Prosecutor’s continued refusal to grant Mustafa al-Hawsawi victim status so that he can participate in the ongoing investigation regarding aspects of the CIA rendition, detention and interrogation programme in Lithuania. In September 2013, REDRESS… Read More

Statement of REDRESS to support joint NGO letter to the Prime Minister on war crimes allegations against UK forces Carla Ferstman, Director of REDRESS, said: “Instead of standing-up for the rule of law and the fundamental principle that no one should be above the law, PM Cameron appears to have… Read More

An exhibition covering the story of 40 Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the UK over a 12 year period (2001-2013) will open in London from 18 to 24 January. The “Stories of Resilience” exhibition offers a unique insight into the complex workings of the UK asylum system and its impact on… Read More

A Public Inquiry which investigated claims of unlawful killings and mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British troops after a battle in Iraq in 2004 has concluded that prisoners were subjected to ill-treatment and that Ministry of Defense rules and Geneva Convention provisions were breached; including the use of proscribed interrogation… Read More

The US Senate Intelligence Committee report makes it now clear beyond dispute that the USA repeatedly breached its obligations under the UN Convention against Torture, and therefore, it must now remedy what went wrong. The USA is obliged to properly investigate all the incidents of torture and to hold all… Read More

lire en arabe REDRESS and Fair Trials welcome a recent decision by INTERPOL (the International Criminal Police Organization) to delete from its files an international wanted persons alert (‘Red Notice’) against Mr Djamel Ktiti, a French national, due to human rights concerns. The decision was made… Read More