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
REDRESS’ submission in response the the UK Foreign Affairs Committee’s call for evidence, addressing how UK Parliament can most effectively conduct scrutiny of the FCDO’s sanctions regimes, at what stage parliament should be consulted, and which aspects of sanctions policy would benefit most from broad and open discussion. Read More
READ OUR SANCTIONS SEMI-ANNUAL UPDATE Targeted sanctions remain a crucial tool in the global effort to combat human rights abuses and corruption… Read More
By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW Despite efforts to hold individuals accused of human rights abuses accountable, many high-profile perpetrators continue to enjoy impunity. The UK, in particular, has gained an unsavoury reputation for being vulnerable to the flow of corrupt money—even… Read More
By Andrew Lane, REDRESS Legal Assistant Read our latest sanctions quarterly update Between 9 May 2024 and 4 November 2024, the UK used its targeted sanctions regimes to respond to the invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in… Read More
REDRESS urges the UK Government to re-direct the £783,827 recovered from sanctioned Russian oligarch Petr Aven to support survivors of the conflict in Ukraine. Petr Aven has once been described as one of “Vladimir Putin’s closest oligarchs”, with an estimated fortune of £4.5 billion, including a luxury estate outside London. Read More
By Isabelle Terranova, REDRESS Legal Fellow READ THE QUARTELY UPDATE Since 23 January 2024, the UK Government has imposed 16 targeted sanction packages to oppose transnational repression and democratic interference on UK soil… Read More
By Natalia Kubesch, REDRESS Legal Officer In oral evidence presented to the Treasury Select Committee’s inquiry into the effectiveness of the UK’s financial sanctions on Russia, REDRESS reiterated the need to develop new laws to repurpose profits derived from human rights violations, prioritise survivors’ rights to… Read More