In a statement during an event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on 28 November 2016, REDRESS Director Carla Ferstman reiterated the crucial role of the WGAD several REDRESS’ cases involving arbitrary detention, including the cases of Zeinab Jalalian, Andargachew “Andy” Tsege and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.