Publications

The Victims' Rights Working Group (VRWG) published this briefing paper during a side-event at 23rd Session of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute. The paper identifies priority areas and key recommendations for the Court's strategy on victims' rights.

This briefing paper outlines where UK legislation falls short of upholding the torture ban and makes recommendations on eight laws that should be repealed or amended to comply with international law. These recommendations are the result of our three decades of experience pursuing justice and reparation for survivors of torture, and have been developed in collaboration with the Survivor Advisory Group and the UK anti-torture movement.

This Q&A explains key aspects covered in our Guide for Survivors and Affected Communities in Ukraine to Understand the International Criminal Court Proceedings and their Rights before the ICC.

This guide aims to help victims and affected communities in Ukraine navigate the International Criminal Court proceedings and gain a better understanding of how they can participate in these proceedings. The guide explains, for example, what is the role of the ICC in Ukraine, what are the different phases of ICC proceedings, in which stage is the Ukraine situation, the rights of victims before the ICC, and the type of reparations they are entitled to. This guide has been published with an accompanying Q&A, summarising some key areas.

An open letter from REDRESS and 12 leading international and Belarusian organisations calling on International Criminal Court State Parties to support Lithuania’s referral of the situation in #Belarus to the Court.

This Practice Note aims to provide guidance on the practical aspects of building compensation claims on behalf of torture survivors. It is focused primarily on litigation before regional and international human rights bodies, although it may also be useful to claims brought before national courts and other bodies.

This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the UK’s use of targeted sanctions between 9 May 2024 and 6 November 2024.

The Torture Litigation Casebook series showcases around 80 case studies of strategic litigation against torture from around the world to illustrate best practice and to help lawyers and activists preparing for litigation. Casebook I features 23 cases brought before different jurisdictions: regional courts (the IACtHR, the ACHPR, and the ECtHR), the ICJ, communications to the UN Human Rights Committee, and national courts in North America, Africa and Europe. It seeks to highlight different techniques of strategic litigation against torture, including national and international advocacy, collaborative partnerships, and effective media campaigns. While the cases may be well-known, their strategic approach and impact is less known. The Casebooks also present a range of innovative legal claims or remedies, and efforts to bring about effective implementation. Other Casebooks in the series will cover UK Cases, Dissent Cases, and Discrimination Cases. They are published alongside our Practice Notes.