The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and five United Nations Special Rapporteurs have written to Unilever Plc, expressing their deep concern about the lack of access to justice and an effective remedy provided by Unilever to a group of (former) Unilever workers who were brutally assaulted… Read More
In a unanimous Chamber judgment on 12 September 2023, the European Court of Human Rights found that, in 2017, Maksim Grigoryevich Lapunov – an openly gay Russian man – had been seized in public by police in Chechnya, held incommunicado and tortured… Read More
READ THE REPORT ملخص التقرير باللغة العربية As atrocities continue to be committed daily in Sudan, and with mounting evidence implicating both warring sides in serious human rights abuses, a new REDRESS report calls on the international community to hold perpetrators accountable, to… Read More
The report sets out the context of the armed conflict in Sudan, the overarching legal framework that applies during the armed conflict, prima facie evidence of legal violations committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and accountability avenues or measures for these alleged violations and some… Read More
This report summary highlights the key findings and recommendations of our report “Ruining A Country, Devastating Its People: Accountability for serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Sudan since 15 April 2023”. The report sets out the context of the armed conflict, the overarching legal framework that… Read More
By Chris Esdaile, Legal Advisor Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisEsdaile “I’m not asking for anything out of the ordinary, just that justice is done, because I know that justice is powerful – I know the power of justice”, said REDRESS… Read More
On 23 August 2023, the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs declared Human Rights Center “Viasna” (Viasna) and all its branches an “extremist formation” for allegedly “organizing activities aimed at preparing attacks on the sovereignty and public security of the Republic of Belarus, discrediting and insulting officials.” (Decision No. 26EC) Viasna has… Read More
by Natalie Lucas, Legal Officer READ OUR SANCTIONS QUARTERLY UPDATE The UK’s targeted sanctions space has remained active throughout the summer of 2023 with a number of new designations as well as legal and policy developments likely to impact the operation of sanctions in the future. … Read More