United Kingdom’s 6th Periodic Report: Submission to Committee Against Torture on List of Issues Prior to Reporting
REDRESS provided comments to the CAT regarding issues the United Kingdom face before their periodic report.
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Submission to UN Committee against Torture regarding the Periodic Review of Lithuania: List of issues prior to reporting
This submission to the 57th Session of the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) concerns Lithuania’s compliance with its obligations under the Convention against Torture. Since the Committee last examined Lithuania’s compliance, new evidence has emerged further identifying the country’s involvement in the CIA’s extraordinary rendition programme, and the location of the secret detention centre ‘Violet’. Read More
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Exhibition recounting struggles of Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the UK opens in London
An exhibition covering the story of 40 Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the UK over a 12 year period (2001-2013) will open in London from 18 to 24 January. The “Stories of Resilience” exhibition offers a unique insight into the complex workings of the UK asylum system and its impact on… Read More
Al-Sweady Inquiry: lessons must be learned so never again will a prisoner in British custody suffer ill-treatment
A Public Inquiry which investigated claims of unlawful killings and mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British troops after a battle in Iraq in 2004 has concluded that prisoners were subjected to ill-treatment and that Ministry of Defense rules and Geneva Convention provisions were breached; including the use of proscribed interrogation… Read More
USA must now remedy what went wrong and act decisively on Senate torture report
The US Senate Intelligence Committee report makes it now clear beyond dispute that the USA repeatedly breached its obligations under the UN Convention against Torture, and therefore, it must now remedy what went wrong. The USA is obliged to properly investigate all the incidents of torture and to hold all… Read More
INTERPOL agrees to remove Algerian wanted person alert against French national, given real risks of torture
lire en arabe REDRESS and Fair Trials welcome a recent decision by INTERPOL (the International Criminal Police Organization) to delete from its files an international wanted persons alert (‘Red Notice’) against Mr Djamel Ktiti, a French national, due to human rights concerns. The decision was made… Read More
President Kenyatta ICC case: Kenyan government should account for impeding access to justice and truth for thousands of victims of the post-election violence
On 3 December, the ICC Trial Chamber rejected the Prosecutor’s request for a further adjournment in the case against Uhuru Kenyatta, current President of Kenya, who is accused of committing crimes against humanity, following the disputed 2007 presidential elections. The Trial Chamber directed the Prosecution to indicate, within one week,… Read More
UN orders Nepal to prosecute those responsible for Bardiya District disappearances
The United Nations’ Human Rights Committee has found Nepalese authorities responsible for the disappearance of eight youths from Bardiya District; and called for criminal prosecution of the perpetrators. Dhaniram Tharu, Soniram Tharu, Radhulal Tharu, Prem Prakash Tharu, Kamala Tharu, Mohan Tharu, Lauti Tharu and Chillu Tharu – aged between 14… Read More