Responding to an inquiry by the House of Lords’ European Affairs Committee on ‘implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations’, REDRESS’ submission highlights that the UK and the EU’s efforts to impose a large number of targeted sanction have not been enough to… Read More
Read our briefing By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer at REDRESS Victims of human rights violations have the right to effective reparations for the suffering inflicted on them. However, such reparations are not always accessible in practice, leaving victims without redress. Meanwhile, those responsible for the… Read More
On 7th November 2023 the UK Government announced that it would introduce a Criminal Justice Bill, which provides an opportunity to strengthen the UK’s approach to tackling complex offences and pursue routes for repurposing illicit wealth. In this briefing, REDRESS identifies some legal and policy reforms that the UK… Read More
Deadline: Rolling deadline (we will continue to accept new applications until all available spots have been filled). REDRESS is inviting applications for financial partnerships to support strategic litigation against torture, particularly in the context of dissent and discrimination. This support is through the United Against Torture Consortium,… Read More
Deadline: Rolling deadline (we will continue to accept new applications until all available spots have been filled). REDRESS is inviting applications for financial partnerships to support strategic litigation against torture, particularly in the context of dissent and discrimination. This support is through the United Against Torture Consortium,… Read More
One year ago today, Nasta Lojka, a prominent human rights defender and one of the founders of Human Constanta, was arrested for the third time in Minsk by riot police officers. She was then questioned about her human rights work, ill-treated, and forced to record a “confession” on video. Read More
In the run-up to next January’s general elections, human rights violations are increasing in Bangladesh. Allegations of torture and ill-treatment by the security forces are multiplying, so are cases of judicial harassment of political opponents and human rights defenders, as well as attacks on minority groups. Amid this worrying context,… 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