Publications

This submission addresses the three questions posed by the CED and WGEID regarding short-term disappearances (SED) from the perspective of the prohibition on torture. Using examples from SED cases in which REDRESS has been involved, this submission discusses the concept of SED and their manifestations in Sudan and Egypt, evaluates the legal and practical circumstances that lead to SED, and enumerates safeguards against SED including recommendations for States and the CED and WGEID.

The ninth edition of our Bulletin features our recent event in London celebrating 30 years of REDRESS and other success stories related to our litigation, advocacy and legal research. One of these stories is the launch of the United Against Torture Consortium on 26 June, a ground-breaking initiative to challenge the widespread use of torture worldwide and provide much-needed support for survivors. REDRESS will work alongside five other international anti-torture NGOs and in collaboration with over 200 organisations in more than 100 countries, to present a united front to defeat torture. 

In this joint letter, REDRESS together with a coalition of 290 organisations condemn the passage of the Illegal Migration Act, and stand in solidarity with all who will be affected.

This report describes some of the ways in which REDRESS has delivered impact over the last 30 years, and provides some illustrations of what has been achieved through criminal cases, human rights cases, law reform, establishing the right to reparation, ground-breaking research reports, giving survivors a voice, and by supporting the anti-torture movement.

This publication provides an overview of REDRESS' five main programmes, values, methods and recent impact.

REDRESS and 60+ organisations working across the UK signed this joint briefing to reject the Illegal Migration Bill in its entirety to protect everyone's right and urge Parliamentarians to support the Lords Amendment to mitigate its worst effects.

This is a joint CSO letter dated 10 July 2023 to the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations ahead of the semi-annual briefing by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to the United Nations Security Council, urging the UK to lead the way in ensuring the ICC can properly address ongoing international crimes being committed in Sudan.

On the second anniversary of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace's hunger strike, REDRESS and 18 other  organisations have written the Bahraini authorities to express grave concern for the well-being of Dr Al-Singace, an academic, award-winning human rights defender and blogger serving a life sentence in Bahrain solely for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.