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.
Safia Ishaq Mohammed Issa was arbitrarily arrested and detained, beaten and gang raped by Sudanese State agents in 2011 after participating in pro-democracy youth rallies as a student in Khartoum, Sudan. Safia’s case highlights continued concerns of arbitrary arrests and sexual and gender-based violence (“SGBV”) against women, protestors, and…
CASE BACKGROUND The five plaintiffs in this case are (1) Mr. Llewellyn Smith, (2) Mr. Xolani Zulu, (3) Mr. Benson Qibi,(4) Mr. Abel Phasha and (5) Mr. Mthokozisi Sithole. The plaintiffs brought two separate civil claims against the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services for the actions of correctional officers…
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…
The two applicants in this case, Saïd Bouyid (aged 17 at the time of the incidents) and Mohamed Bouyid, filed complaints in Belgium after they were both slapped by police officers while in custody on two separate occasions, the first after being arrested for failure to provide identification and…