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REDRESS welcomes the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s release of a report that upholds the complaint of a rape victim and calls for changes in the way consular officers deal with cases of violence against British citizens overseas. The victim – Ms M, a British aid worker – was raped by a military… Read More

The UK Government should make securing an invitation for the Special Rapporteur on Torture to visit Bahrain a priority in its discussions with that state, the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) said in a report released today after a year-long inquiry into the UK’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Read More

In a landmark judgment, the Americas’ highest human rights court has upheld the right to justice and to reparation for exiled torture survivors from the Pinochet-era. It is the first time the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has decided the case of a living survivor of human rights… Read More

En un importante fallo, la corte en materia de derechos humanos más alta de las Américas ha ratificado el derecho a la justicia y a la reparación para los sobrevivientes de tortura exiliados durante el régimen de Pinochet. Esta la primera vez que la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos… Read More

The UK government should take any necessary steps to ensure progress with an inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the abuse of detainees after 9/11, an influential parliamentary committee said in a report today. This echoes REDRESS’ concerns, which were laid out in a written submission to the Foreign… Read More

The European Parliament has passed a resolution urging Lithuania to carry out a criminal investigation into allegations that Guantánamo detainee Mustafa al-Hawsawi was held in secret detention in the country. The call comes only two weeks after the Lithuanian Prosecutor’s office issued a decision refusing to open an investigation… Read More

La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, la más alta en la materia en las Américas, consideró recientemente y por primera vez en su historia, el caso de un sobreviviente de violaciones a los derechos humanos de la dictadura de Pinochet, el primer caso de una víctima de exilio y tortura… Read More

Today, REDRESS was shortlisted for the Guardian Charity Awards 2013. For 21 years, the prestigious awards have showcased excellence among small and medium-sized charities that are delivering practical solutions to present-day problems and which “tend to be overshadowed by big players of the voluntary sector”. As the Guardian puts it,… Read More