Publications

REDRESS, FIDH, TRIAL, ECCHR, AI and HRW have sent a letter to the EU national contact points on international crimes ahead of the 16th meeting of the European Network of contact points, taking place in The Hague on 21 and 22 May 2014, in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes regarding the planned discussion on the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence as crimes under international law. Our  organisations take this opportunity to draw practitioners’ attention to the common obstacles and challenges faced in efforts to combat impunity for sexual and gender-base crimes.

REDRESS and SIHA (Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa) have submitted these comments to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 's Draft Recommendation on Women's Access to Justice.

REDRESS presented these observations to the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court's Draft Strategic Plan 2014-2017 as part of a public consulation by its Secretariat. REDRESS' comments relate only to some of the fundamental aspects of the Strategic Plan, focusing on the regulatory framework, its mission, goals (and related programme strategies) and its core values.

In this submission, REDRESS requests the inclusion of one issue in the List of Issues Prior to Reporting on Poland: the involvement of Polish authorities in the United States’ Rendition, Detention and Interrogation Programme from 2002 and 2005, and the State party’s continued failure to effectively investigate those allegations, disclose the truth about violations, and provide redress to victims.

This joint report by REDRESS and human rights groups Amnesty International, Human Rights Monitoring Institute, INTERIGHTS and Reprieve is based on research, investigations, advocacy and litigation in relation to: the United States Central Intelligence Agency's programme of extraordinary rendition, secret detention and interrogation of detainees suspected of terrorism (RDI Programme) and the alleged involvement and complicity of other States, including Lithuania, which are suspected of having facilitated and participated in the programme.  

Our annual report for 2014 provides an overview of the work that REDRESS undertook from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.

In this letter addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, REDRESS and nine other human rights groups respond to the UK government’s announcement on 19 December 2013 that the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has been tasked with examining allegations of UK complicity in torture and other ill-treatment of detainees held overseas; allegations that previously had been the subject of the Detainee Inquiry, chaired by Sir Peter Gibson. The organisations reiterate their position that an inquiry compliant with international human rights standards is what is required to get to the truth about these allegations and fulfill the UK’s obligations under international law.

This briefing paper, submitted to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), explains the ways in which to ensure that victims of sexual and gender-based violence participate effectively in justice processes – both during and after situations of conflict. The report covers both ordinary justice systems and transitional justice systems.