On the eve of the first anniversary of Khartoum massacre on 3 June 2019, REDRESS has written to Sudan’s Attorney-General and UN experts to highlight the need that measures adopted to protect against Covid-19 in prisons should not lead to impunity for serious human rights violations. REDRESS has urged… Read More
REGISTER HERE 11 JUNE 2020 5PM-6PM (UK) | 6PM-7PM (THE HAGUE) | 11AM-12 PM (PERU) Join us to discuss how strategic litigation is advancing justice and protection for LGBT+ persons around the world. SPEAKERS: REDRESS (UK), PROMSEX (Perú), IRCT (Denmark), ILGA-Europe (Belgium) and the Institute for… Read More
Lire notre Proposition stratégique et nos questions/réponses Aujourd’hui, la FIDH, REDRESS et l’ECCHR ont publié une Proposition stratégique conjointe relative à l’adoption d’un nouveau traité multilatéral pour la coopération internationale en matière de poursuites nationales de crimes internationaux graves, notamment le génocide, les crimes de guerre et les… Read More
Read our policy submission >> Read our Q&A >> Lire le communiqué de presse en français >> Lea nuestro comunicado de prensa en español >> In a joint policy submission released today, FIDH, REDRESS and ECCHR call on States to prioritise victims’ rights in negotiations for… Read More
Today, REDRESS has submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee relating to Iran’s practice of unlawfully detaining dual and foreign nationals. The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into the UK’s relationship with Iran. The inquiry will explore the nature of the engagement between… Read More
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) has released today a new resource as part of its series of implementation tools, on the “Non-admission of evidence obtained by torture and ill-treatment: Procedures and practices”. The tool was prepared for CTI by REDRESS. CTI’s latest tool offers guidance to States on how… Read More
In times of crisis, we need to be particularly vigilant about protecting human rights, and the Covid-19 outbreak is no exception. To contain the pandemic, many governments have enacted unprecedented emergency measures, and in some cases, they have introduced sweeping new powers with little oversight, which… Read More
Last month, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the previous decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I, which found that the case against Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi is admissible before the Court. In a separate opinion released this week, Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza has… Read More