Aleksey Mikheyev, a Russian traffic police officer, was detained and tortured by police in September 1998 during a murder inquiry. CASE BACKGROUND In September 1998, traffic-police officer Aleksey Mikheyev was detained in Nizhniy Novgorod during a… Read More
Six nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Munira Mujkanović, Ms Asima Memić, Mr Vehidin Elezović, Mr Muharem Elezović, Ms Naila Bajrić and Ms… Read More
The Rome Statute affirms that even the most powerful individuals can be held to account when national systems fail. For millions denied justice at home, the International Criminal Court offers a vital source of hope. That hope diminishes each time a State Party declines to arrest a sitting head of… Read More
Read the Annual Review 2025 By Chris Esdaile, Senior Legal Advisor Around 5,000 Britons are arrested abroad each year, and 186 were tortured or ill-treated in 2024 alone. Cases like those of our clients Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Nicholas Tuffney show how… Read More
Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of 61 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes carried out in northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and 31 December 2005. Following his conviction, the largest Reparations Order was issued by the ICC,… Read More
This year’s annual Assembly of States Parties (ASP24) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), will take place from 1-6 December. This session comes at a critical time for the ICC, in a context of intense global scrutiny and backlash. This context is one of sanctions imposed… Read More
Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country, 22 organizations said today. The commission has found Egypt in breach of… Read More
Read Dr. Alice Edwards’ full speech On 11 November 2025, we hosted a crucial discussion in Westminster on how the UK can align its domestic laws with its international obligations to prevent torture. The event, co-hosted by REDRESS, the Survivor Advisory Group, and the All-Party Parliamentary… Read More
