Read it in English متوفر باللغة العربية À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des victimes de disparitions forcées, le 30 août, une coalition d’ONG appelle les États africains à mettre fin immédiatement à cette pratique, à contraindre les personnes responsables à rendre des comptes,… Read More
Lire le communiqué de presse en français متوفر باللغة العربية Ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August, an NGO coalition is calling on African States to end this practice immediately, hold perpetrators to account, search… Read More
The BBC’s investigative documentary series, Panorama, has shed further light on the link between the UK government’s failure to pay an outstanding debt to Iran and the ongoing arbitrary detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and others. The documentary, which offers “the inside story of why it has taken so long… Read More
Read the report More than 10 years after the 20-year conflict in Uganda ended, victims continue to be mostly sidelined in the transitional justice processes that affect them, a new report by REDRESS and its Ugandan partners Emerging Solutions Africa and the Uganda Victims’ Foundation, Not… Read More
REDRESS and 70 other organisations have sent a letter to the UK, US and Canadian governments urging greater coordination between them on the use of Magnitsky sanctions to promote respect for human rights. The UK, US and Canada are the only countries with legislation enabling targeted human rights (‘Magnitsky’)… Read More
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
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