Today, REDRESS has submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee relating to Iran’s practice of unlawfully detaining dual and foreign nationals. The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into the UK’s relationship with Iran. The inquiry will explore the nature of the engagement between… Read More
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) has released today a new resource as part of its series of implementation tools, on the “Non-admission of evidence obtained by torture and ill-treatment: Procedures and practices”. The tool was prepared for CTI by REDRESS. CTI’s latest tool offers guidance to States on how… Read More
In times of crisis, we need to be particularly vigilant about protecting human rights, and the Covid-19 outbreak is no exception. To contain the pandemic, many governments have enacted unprecedented emergency measures, and in some cases, they have introduced sweeping new powers with little oversight, which… Read More
Last month, 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. In a separate opinion released this week, Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza has… Read More
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