22 May 2026 — Ahead of the European Union Day Against Impunity tomorrow, the Global Initiative Against Impunity: Making Justice Work (GIAI) calls on the European Union and its Member States to reinvigorate their commitment to ending impunity for the gravest crimes under international law and to stand firmly… Read More
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
أيوب الغن هو ناشط من الصحراء الغربية، تعرّض للدهس من قبل الشرطة خلال مظاهرة سلمية في مدينة العيون عام 2018. … Read More
Read the Briefing Note With the confirmation of charges hearing against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri in the Libya situation set for 19 May 2026 at the ICC, the Victims’ Rights Working Group (VRWG) — a network of 181 civil society organisations promoting the rights and interests… Read More
This VRWG briefing note offers recommendation ahead of the confirmation of charges hearing against Khaled Mohammed Ali El Hishri on 19 May 2026 at the ICC, drawing on lessons from the confirmation of charges hearing in the case of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Read More
REDRESS, alongside Freedom from Torture, Amnesty International UK, the British Institute of Human Rights, Helen Bamber Foundation, and Liberty has submitted an open letter to David Lammy, setting out concerns that weakening Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights risks undermining the global fight against torture. 14 May… Read More
By Olivia Dehnavi, Advocacy & Policy Advisor For six years, Nazanin Zaghari‑Ratcliffe was trapped in a nightmare far from home. Arbitrarily detained in Iran, separated from her young daughter, and subjected to prolonged solitary confinement,… Read More
The REDRESS 2030 Strategy sets out our priorities for 2026–2030 in response to the challenges facing the anti-torture movement and our areas of expertise. Our work will focus on five programmes: Justice and Reparation; challenging torture linked to Dissent and Discrimination; and strengthening the anti-torture movement through our Solidarity Programme. Read More
