Today, the UK government announced the introduction of its new human rights sanctions regime. REDRESS welcomes this positive development towards combating torture and other serious human rights abuses. The sanctions regime empowers the UK to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and associated … Read More
Today, REDRESS has submitted its arguments on behalf of S.L. and her parents in a complaint before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, one of the two main bodies responsible for monitoring, promoting, and protecting human rights in the Americas. S.L. was a young British citizen who died… Read More
Today, REDRESS has filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of Velauthapillai Renukaruban (‘Renu’), a UK citizen who was abducted, detained and tortured by Sri Lankan officials when he visited Sri Lanka in 2016. Renu,… Read More
REDRESS welcomes the recent news that Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”) is in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after surrendering himself voluntarily in the Central African Republic. Ali Kushayb is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant dated on 27 April 2007, charged with 50 counts… Read More
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