Masafu Okwara is a lawyer at the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) and a recipient of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards. She spoke with REDRESS about confronting discrimination and violence against LGBTIQ+ people in Kenya. Through NGLHRC’s Legal Aid Clinic, she provides free legal representation to LGBTIQ+… Read More
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture. Claude Heller, Chair of the Committee against Torture, reflects on the Committee’s achievements and his vision for the future.
Oswaldo Rodriguez is one of tens of thousands of Mexican citizens tortured with impunity over the past two decades in the Mexican government's ‘War on Drugs’.
Olof Skoog, EU Representative for Human Rights, speaks of the worrying growth of authoritarian rule across the globe and the mechanisms that the EU could use to challenge torture under authoritarianism.
REDRESS is inviting applications for the Innovative Lawyers Awards 2025 to recognise the vital work of new and emerging anti-torture champions, expose them to a broader peer support network, and offer them financial support to pursue public interest litigation.
The UATC backs calls from Georgian civil society for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to respect freedom of assembly during peaceful protests in the cities of Tbilisi and Batumi.
Resty Mark Prado and Florence Saucelo were detained on suspicion of drugs when they were both 17 and tortured. They recall the threat of retaliation if they reported it to anyone.
Emilija Švobaitė of Sienos Grupė and ReLex Law Firm, winner of one of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards, sat down with REDRESS to talk about what it means to challenge torture as a human rights lawyer in Lithuania.