Sudan’s transitional government has taken some important steps towards securing justice for past human rights violations and international crimes in Sudan, but more is needed. As this policy briefing discusses, this includes additional progress on the planned justice institutions under the Juba Peace Agreement and Constitutional Charter 2019, and the… Read More
This practice note is primarily intended to assist clinicians such as physicians and clinical psychologists to undertake an assessment and produce a report that adheres to the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol). Read More
This guide is part of a series of practice notes designed to support holistic strategic litigation on behalf of torture survivors. It is aimed at lawyers, researchers, activists, and health professionals who assist torture survivors in the litigation process. It reproduces the substantive provisions of key international and regional… Read More
On 29 April 2021 the Overseas Operation Act received Royal Assent, and became law in the United Kingdom. The final law was significantly different to the Bill as originally proposed, particularly with regard to the offence of torture, and other international crimes, although the law as passed still… Read More
Today’s launch of the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime by the Foreign Secretary is welcomed by a coalition of the UK’s leading anti-corruption organisations. The regime, if robustly implemented, will help the UK: Coordinate more effectively with allies like the US and Canada to close down the west as a safe… Read More
British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has received a further sentence of one year. It is not clear whether she will be returned to prison or house arrest with an ankle tag. Nazanin’s lawyer was summoned to Judge Salavati’s office today, where he was told… Read More
The 2021 Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR), published today by TRIAL International, REDRESS, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights, the Center for Justice and Accountability and Civitas Maxima, highlights the impact of covid-19 on prosecutions of torture, war crimes… Read More
The 2021 Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR) highlights the impact of COVID-19 on prosecutions of torture, war crimes and other universal jurisdiction crimes across the world. It was researched and produced by TRIAL International with the contribution of REDRESS, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the International Federation for… Read More