REDRESS currently has over one hundred active cases in more than 40 countries encompassing all regions of the world. Given the sensitivity of the information, we are only able to highlight information which is in the public domain.
Turkish human rights defender Osman Kavala alleges before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that his continued detention – in defiance of two ECtHR judgments finding his detention to be arbitrary and politically motivated and ordering his immediate release – violated his rights under the European Convention on…
Laurent Theron claimed before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that the use of…
Iraqi nationals Faisal Attiyah Nassar Khalaf Hussain Al-Saadoon and Khalef Hussain Mufdhi alleged before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)…
On 13 and 14 June 1990, anti-government demonstrations in Romania were violently repressed, resulting in several civilian casualties. CASE BACKGROUND The applicants in this case included (1) Mrs Mocanu, whose husband was killed, (2) Mr Stoica, who was ill-treated, and (3) Association “21 December 1989”…
Khaled El-Masri is a German national of Lebanese origin. Accused of being a member of Al-Qaida, he was arrested by Macedonian agents who handed him over to a CIA team, who then detained…
Magnus Gäfgen is a German national who kidnapped and killed an 11-year-old child. During questioning, and allegedly to try to save the…