Today, after over eleven years of litigation and four years since the initial ruling, a Kenyan court heard the appeal of four survivors of sexual violence in the COVAW et al. case. This civil claim was first brought in 2013 by eight survivors of sexual violence following the… Read More
By Camila Marin Restrepo, Communities Officer Many organisations across the human rights sector refer to victim or survivor centred approaches but can sometimes find… Read More
By Camila Restrepo, Communities Officer READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW At REDRESS, we have the privilege of witnessing the extraordinary resilience and determination of survivors of torture in our daily work. Learning from survivors has been instrumental in allowing REDRESS to grow from theory to practice in… Read More
For most people in the UK, torture is just a word. A synonym for agony, or an exaggerated response to a minor grievance. Sitting through a boring lecture is torture. Traffic is torture. When the word torture is used literally, it is often thought of as happening… Read More
Français This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture (1984-2024) by giving a voice to torture victims, experts, and activists. On the 24th December… Read More
English Cette interview fait partie de l’initiative multimédia Voices for Human Dignity du Consortium United Against Torture. Cette initiative célèbre le 40e anniversaire de la Convention contre la torture (1984-2024) en faisant entendre la voix des victimes de torture, des experts et des militants. … Read More
By Camila Marin Restrepo, Communities Officer Torture is a callous tool used by those with power that aims to dehumanise individuals, strip them of their dignity and make them powerless. It doesn’t just impact the individual; it shatters families and communities, fostering a culture of silence and fear. Despite… Read More
While travelling as a migrant from Ethiopia to Europe, M.T. (a pseudonym given to him to protect his identity) was trafficked, forcibly disappeared, tortured, held in… Read More