On 10 July 2024, the Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court) delivered a landmark judgment finding Nigeria responsible for serious human rights violations arising from the October 2020 Lekki Toll Gate massacre. While the decision marked an important step towards justice, the implementation of reparations and accountability has been slow and… Read More
This Casebook catalogues leading cases against torture used to silence dissent, intimidate human rights defenders and journalists, and target protesters and political dissidents. It covers cases across the globe that used strategic litigation and that serve as examples of the potential of creative litigation to transform the law, prompt policy… Read More
On 5 December 2024, MPs from every major party called on the Government to take urgent action to remedy the UK’s flawed approach to British nationals detained abroad during a backbench business debate in the House of Commons. The debate, led by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, Chair of the… Read More
This Casebook catalogues leading cases against torture across the globe that used strategic litigation and that serve as good examples of the potential of creative litigation to transform the law.
The armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has caused unprecedented devastation. Rather than mitigating the magnitude of civilian harm caused by their fighting, the warring parties have each exploited the ongoing state of conflict to target civilians. This report is an abridged… Read More
READ THE REPORT (English) 30 September 2024 — The warring parties in Sudan are each exploiting the armed conflict to wage systematic campaigns of violence, including mass arbitrary detention of civilians, a new report by REDRESS, ACCESS, the Darfur Network for Human Rights, and… Read More
Submission by REDRESS to Australia’s Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry into the wrongful detention of Australian citizens overseas. The submission outlines REDRESS’s recommendations that the Australian Government assess its policies to ensure the protection of its nationals overseas from torture and ill-treatment, including consulting survivors and families… Read More
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s “unnecessarily defensive culture” prevents the department from learning from past mistakes in addressing the mistreatment of British nationals detained abroad, concludes the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) in a critical follow-up report published today. The follow-up report comes… Read More