Lea el comunicado en español The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) has found Peru responsible for the torture and sexual violence against an LGBTI person by Peruvian police officers in 2008. It is the first time in its history that the IACtHR, … Read More
Read the press release in English La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) ha hallado a Perú responsable por la tortura y la violencia sexual contra una persona LGBTI por parte de agentes policiales peruanos en 2008. Es la primera vez en la historia que la… Read More
Today marks four years since Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was taken away from her family. She was about to board a plane to London with her 22-month-old daughter Gabriella. Instead, she was put behind bars in Iran following a secret and unfair trial. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran, Nazanin… Read More
The latest Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR) salutes the rise of universal jurisdiction cases worldwide. It also highlights an alarming legal trend: the prosecution of mass atrocities as terrorism, and not international crimes. In 2019, the use of universal jurisdiction has grown exponentially. The past year has seen an… Read More
Today, four international human rights organisations – the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), REDRESS and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice – submitted observations to a panel of judges at the International Criminal Court on the Court’s competence to investigate war crimes and crimes against… Read More
متوفر باللغة العربية Today, 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. Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) and REDRESS welcome the judgment on the admissibility… Read More
In the light of reports of a possible outbreak of coronavirus in Evin Prison, and fears that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may have contracted the virus, REDRESS reiterates Iran’s legal obligations to provide Nazanin and all other detainees with appropriate and timely medical treatment. Iranian law states that medical treatment is… Read More
REDRESS and four other human rights organisations have submitted their arguments on behalf of Mariam Yahia Ibraheem and her family in a complaint against Sudan pending before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Mariam, a devout Christian, was sentenced to death for apostasy and corporal punishment of 100… Read More