Our Solidarity Programme is dedicated to building a robust global community of practice that unites survivors, civil society organizations (CSOs), lawyers, human rights defenders, activists, journalists, volunteers, and academic experts in the fight against torture. Together, we aim to foster resilience, strengthen networks, share experiences, information, and promote holistic strategic litigation.
Over 30 years, REDRESS has established collaborative partnerships with over 200 anti-torture organisations located in more than 45 countries worldwide. Currently, we are actively working to deliver impactful projects with more than 90 solidarity partners. These partnerships are based on our shared interests and commitments, and include, for example, joint strategic litigation against torture and joint advocacy related to reparations for survivors of torture. Some of our solidarity partners operate globally, some work in one or more countries in a specific region, and others focus on a particular national jurisdiction.
Alongside this close working with solidarity partners, we also support the broader anti-torture movement through:
We work with a wide range of organisations (including some of our solidarity partners above), practitioners, networks, activists and survivors that aim to exchange and learn from practical experiences, knowledge, sharing the common interest in delivering strategies and campaigns with the objective of strengthening the anti-torture movement. We call this a Community of Practice.
REDRESS is promoting several Communities of Practice according to its areas of work and expertise, including:
Reparation
Universal jurisdiction
Sanctions
See the techniques we use to promote these exchanges and learning: Practice
We support the anti-torture movement by building capacity through mutual learning and technical support, We offer assistance in various areas, including:
Policy development
Communications (including the use of print media, publications, video and social media)
Operations and IT
Fundraising and finance
Addressing ‘secondary trauma’ (the impacts on staff who work with survivors of torture)
Digital security
Advocacy strategies
Organisational Strengthening employs diverse methods, such as training sessions, webinars, document exchanges, and one-on-one discussions.
If your organization is interested in participating, please contact our Legal Officer, Alejandro, at [email protected]
