Advancing towards a Convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity The first session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations (UN) Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, held in New York from 19… Read More
Suspected perpetrators of atrocities in countries such as Iran and Russia are freely coming to the UK to enrol their children in schools, shop at Harrods, and visit their luxury properties in Mayfair, all while UK law prevents their arrest or prosecution, the Government heard yesterday from members of the… Read More
One year after the M23 takeover of Goma, the human rights situation and the humanitarian and security context in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in North Kivu and South Kivu, remain extremely worrying. Civilians continue to be victims of serious and repeated human rights violations, mainly… Read More
This briefing calls for revising the definition of torture under Article 2 (2)(e) of the Draft Articles on the Prevent and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity Convention. The briefing was prepared by REDRESS, the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), Parliamentarians for Global Action and the Washington College of Law’s War… Read More
This briefing, prepared by REDRESS and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) as part of the Global Initiative Against Impunity: Making Justice Work (GIAI), sets out concrete recommendations to ensure that the future Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity is firmly grounded in… Read More
UN experts and independent civil society organisations, including partners in the United Against Torture Consortium, are examining credible evidence that Iranian security forces used indiscriminate and excessive force during recent protests, violating the right to life and potentially amounting to torture and other ill-treatment. While the internet shutdown in… Read More
READ THE BRIEFING At their best, targeted sanctions are a powerful tool to protect people, uphold international law, and affirm the rights and dignity of those harmed by grave abuses. With a small but vital change to the law, the UK Government can ensure that sanctions enforcement… Read More
UK law provides only a narrow basis for using the proceeds of confiscated criminal assets to compensate victims. Victims are rarely allocated any share of the sums recovered, except in “clear and simple cases”. This briefing outlines REDRESS’ support for amending the Crime and Policing Bill to empower courts to… Read More