Casework database
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.
CASE BACKGROUND The armed conflict between the Communist Party (so called Maoist groups) and the government in Nepal took place between 1996 and 2006. During the conflict, human rights violations against the civilian population were commonplace, including torture, deprivation of life, enforced disappearance, arbitrary arrest, massacres, and sexual violence. The conflict resulted in the deaths of 17,000 people and the internal displacement of…
Asantha Aravinda is a Sri Lankan man who was beaten and arbitrarily arrested by the Sri Lankan police in2008 following a traffic accident. He was detained for several days, denied medical care and tortured. ASANTHA’S STORY On 28 February 2008, Asantha Aravinda and his friend were riding a motorbike when they almost collided with a truck, whose driver had missed…
While transiting (migrating) through Libya on his journey to Europe, after escaping from Sudan, Tariku was abducted and held captive for over a year. He was tortured and forced to work. After his release he came to the UK and, having been granted asylum, is now seeing redress for what…
In 2016, while visiting Sri Lanka to get married, Renu was abducted, detained and tortured by Sri Lankan officials. He faced fabricated charges, an unfair trial and he was kept in prison under inhumane conditions. RENU’S STORY Renu was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1981. As an ethnic Tamil,…
Purna Maya (name changed to protect her privacy) is a Nepalese woman who was raped by four soldiers in 2004 during Nepal’s internal armed conflict. She suffered grave physical injuries as well as severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. PURNA MAYA’S STORY Purna Maya ran a tea shop. Over a…
Ebenezer Akwanga is a Cameroonian national who was arrested in 1997 in relation to his political activism. He was held for six years and was tortured. He now lives in the United States. EBENEZER’S STORY Ebenezer Akwanga was born in Cameroon in 1970. He became a political activist, campaigning peacefully…
