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REDRESS, the international NGO that represents torture survivors in the UK and abroad, and one of 17 organisations which intervened in the case of A (FC) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department, welcomes today’s decision that evidence obtained by torture is inadmissible in British courts. “We… Read More

Today the International Criminal Court ends the confirmation hearing against Thomas Lubanga, former leader of the UPC in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; the first person to be arrested and brought before the ICC for war crimes. The Court’s Pre-Trial Judges will now decide if the Prosecutor has sufficient evidence… Read More

“The International Criminal Court’s first prosecution focuses on recruiting or using children under fifteen in hostilities. This narrow focus poses numerous challenges for the Court as well as victims”, says REDRESS in a new Report released today. The Report, “Victims, perpetrators or heroes? Child soldiers before the International Criminal Court”… Read More

REDRESS, the international NGO promoting victims’ rights, is grateful to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) for organising this Second Public Hearing. We hope it will be a useful opportunity to exchange views and to enhance cooperation between the OTP, civil society groups and other stakeholders. REDRESS has been involved… Read More

Yesterday, in a landmark finding with major international repercussions, a Canadian Inquiry determined that the actions of Canadian investigators contributed to Maher Arar’s illegal rendition to Syria where he spent a year in detention and was subjected to torture. The inquiry faulted Canadian investigators with: Wrongly sharing intelligence reports with… Read More

22 June 2006 marks the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (the Protocol). The Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture (CINAT) congratulates the following states who have enabled this momentous event by becoming the first 20 to ratify the Protocol: Albania, Argentina, Bolivia,… Read More

Today is a sad day for British justice. The UK’s highest court gave complete immunity to the Saudi torturers of four UK citizens who were subjected to treatment including beatings, suspension from brackets and death sentences by partial beheading. The House of Lords ignored their right to justice and shielded… Read More

REDRESS is gravely concerned to learn that Mossaad Mohamed Ali, lawyer and Coordinator of Amel Centre in Nyala, Sudan, and Adam Mohammed Sharief, member of Amel Network of Lawyers in Nyala are being arbitrarily detained incommunicado by the National Security Bureau (NSB) in Nyala and may be subjected to torture… Read More