The UK Government must act urgently in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, on the 1,000-day anniversary of his alleged torture and continued imprisonment in India. The anniversary on 30 July comes at a time of particularly heightened risk for Jagtar, with reports… Read More
This Report Summary outlines the main findings of the report Not Without Us: Strengthening Victim Participation in Transitional Processes in Uganda. Uganda is a country whose complex cycle of conflicts at different stages of its development has created untold suffering for its citizens. The report analyses some of the challenges… Read More
This report examines victim participation in transitional justice (TJ) processes in Uganda, a country whose complex cycle of conflicts at different stages of its development has created untold suffering for its citizens. The report analyses some of the challenges in translating the promise of victim-centred processes from rhetoric into reality. Read More
New details have emerged about significant changes to Sudan’s laws on torture, accountability and the rule of law. A number of important legislative amendments have been published in a new issue of Sudan’s Official Gazette No. 1904 (in Arabic). … Read More
REDRESS and partners welcome the law reforms announced by the Sudanese Ministry of Justice on 11 July, which move Sudan a step closer towards eliminating structural violence against women and minorities, and complying with its human rights obligations. The reforms include the abolition of the crime… Read More
Read the joint letter REDRESS and 23 other organisations have sent a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging them to use the Global Magnitsky sanctions to target gross corruption… Read More
In this joint letter, REDRESS and 23 other organisations urge the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to use the Global Magnitsky sanctions to target gross corruption by public officials around the globe in the context… Read More
Today, the UK government announced the introduction of its new human rights sanctions regime. REDRESS welcomes this positive development towards combating torture and other serious human rights abuses. The sanctions regime empowers the UK to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and associated … Read More
