The first-ever regional instrument on the right to redress for victims of torture and other prohibited ill-treatment has been adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), the institution responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. The General Comment on the… Read More
On International Women’s Day, human rights organisation REDRESS has filed a complaint with the UN on behalf of Magdulein Abaida, a human rights defender and women rights’ activist who was forced to flee Libya in 2012, after being tortured and subjected to death threats for her human rights work. Magdulein… Read More
Human rights organisations Justice for Iran and REDRESS are concerned about the health and well-being of Zeinab Jalalian, a female Kurdish activist who is currently serving a life sentence in Iran after she was arrested on International Women’s Day nine years ago. Zeinab is believed to be the only female… Read More
Depuis la révolution du 17 décembre 2010 – 14 janvier 2011 et la chute de l’ancien président de la Tunisie Ben Ali, la Tunisie doit faire face au défi que représente la transition démocratique et l’édification d’un Etat de droit respectueux des droits humains. Ce rapport essaiera de dresser un état des… Read More
This report, ‘Assessment of reforms and future prospects for the eradication of torture in Tunisia’, summarises the roundtable deliberations held at Tunis in November 2016 concerning practical steps towards the eradication of torture in Tunisia. Relying on interviews with national experts working on the prevention of torture, this document contains… Read More
Earlier today, the UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced that the Iraq Historical Allegations Team (IHAT) would be shut down as early as this summer. According to Minister Fallon, IHAT – established in 2010 to investigate over 3,000 allegations of abuse by UK soldiers in Iraq – was able… Read More
A mere 24 months after their launch, the transitional justice (TJ) mechanisms of Nepal, face closing down. TRIAL International, REDRESS, HimRights, Advocacy Forum and JuRI-Nepal urge the Government of Nepal to extend their mandate and provide them with sufficient resources. The process must be… Read More
Authored in collaboration with Barbara Maigari (JI Fellow) Partners West Africa-Nigeria and Legal Resources Consortium, this Commentary considers the challenges and opportunities present in the adoption of a comprehensive anti-torture bill in Nigeria, and offers concrete recommendations for its introduction to relevant stakeholders. Relying on interviews with national experts, a comprehensive… Read More