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REDRESS condemns decision to hand inquiry into Rendition and Torture to Parliamentary Committee
REDRESS today condemns the decision to hand the stalled official inquiry into rendition and torture to the Intelligence and Security Committee. “Today’s decision is an affront to justice and accountability for allegations which are as shocking today as they were when they first emerged” said Carla Ferstman, Director of REDRESS. Read More
Right to Reparation for Victims of Torture and ill-treatment in Africa: Civil Society Letter to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa
In this letter addressed to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa, REDRESS and other human rights groups that provide medical, psychological or legal assistance to victims of torture or ill-treatment discuss how to further strengthen the rights of victims of torture and ill-treatment in Africa, including through… Read More
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Victims Rights Working Group’s Submission to the 12th Session of the Assembly of States Parties
This paper outlines the recommendations made by the Victims’ Rights Working Group, a coalition of civil society groups and experts informally facilitated by REDRESS, to the 12th Session of the Assembly of States Parties that took place in The Hague in November 2013. It calls on States Parties to keep victims’ concerns… Read More
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Rape victim vindicated as Ombudsman upholds complaint against the Foreign Office
REDRESS welcomes the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s release of a report that upholds the complaint of a rape victim and calls for changes in the way consular officers deal with cases of violence against British citizens overseas. The victim – Ms M, a British aid worker – was raped by a military… Read More
UK Committee says Government must “make it a priority” to persuade Bahrain to allow visit by UN torture expert
The UK Government should make securing an invitation for the Special Rapporteur on Torture to visit Bahrain a priority in its discussions with that state, the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) said in a report released today after a year-long inquiry into the UK’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor
In a landmark judgment, the Americas’ highest human rights court has upheld the right to justice and to reparation for exiled torture survivors from the Pinochet-era. It is the first time the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has decided the case of a living survivor of human rights… Read More
Corte Interamericana reafirma el derecho a la justicia y a la reparación en caso de exiliado de la dictadura de Pinochet
En un importante fallo, la corte en materia de derechos humanos más alta de las Américas ha ratificado el derecho a la justicia y a la reparación para los sobrevivientes de tortura exiliados durante el régimen de Pinochet. Esta la primera vez que la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos… Read More