Publications

When British nationals are unfairly detained or facing human rights abuses abroad they – and their constituency MPs – expect the Government to act. Yet, in the UK, consular assistance is discretionary, not a legal right. In its manifesto, Labour promised to introduce a right to consular assistance. But two years on, the Government has done nothing to deliver on that commitment. This briefing lays out why the UK Government should introduce a legal right to consular assistance for British nationals who are arbitrarily detained or facing serious human rights abuses abroad.

This briefing paper presents the perspectives of survivors of torture and other serious human rights violations during Bangladesh’s July/August 2024 uprising. It examines their experiences, priorities, and barriers related to justice, accountability, and reparation, to inform survivor‑centred reparation initiatives aligned with international human rights standards. The information in this briefing is based on 2025 interviews with 80 survivors conducted by the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) using UN-based tools adapted to Bangladesh. The interviews documented violations suffered, survivor profiles, justice priorities, and expectations of reparation.  

The Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2026 compiles developments in 91 extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction cases prosecuted in 20 countries. The figures, increasing year by year, show the growing importance of universal jurisdiction in the fight against impunity worldwide. Published by TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and REDRESS.

United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) members, IRCT, FIACAT, Omega, OMCT, and REDRESS, together with Change Africa Trust, the Center for Strategic Litigation, and the Pan African Lawyers Union, have made a joint submission as part of the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Tanzania. The submission exposes the scale and nature of a continued pattern of serious violations, including torture and other ill‑treatment, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention, and a crackdown on freedoms of expression, assembly, digital rights, and access to information in Tanzania. It also sets out targeted recommendations to address key gaps in protection and accountability.  

In response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, competent authorities are increasingly taking steps to seize, confiscate, and repurpose Russia-linked assets for the benefit of Ukraine. REDRESS has developed six Guidelines establishing a repurposing for reparation framework. Also available in Ukrainian.

A survivor-centred framework designed to strengthen accountability, justice, and rehabilitation globally. It outlines key rights, including the right to dignity, safety, truth, reparation, and access to medical/psychosocial care, demanding that states reform systems to support recovery and hold perpetrators accountable.

This briefing contains the key recommendations from REDRESS’s June 2025 report Torture Normalised: State Violence in India, accompanied by commentary on instances where these same recommendations have been raised in international fora, yet have failed to elicit meaningful action from the Indian government.

This guidance document explores how civil society can play a stronger role in helping authorities locate and apprehend suspects of serious international crimes. It outlines the institutional framework, the role and methods of CSOs, the challenges they face, and practical measures to strengthen their capacity to provide timely, reliable information on suspects’ movements. The document offers recommendations for States, international bodies, CSOs, and donors to improve coordination and increase the likelihood of arrests when suspects cross into new jurisdictions.