REDRESS is seeking applications from excellent graduates, postgraduates and individuals in the early stages of their careers with a strong background in international human rights law to contribute to its work in either London or The Hague.
A case arising from the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya is being litigated in London, where over 200 victims who were living and working at the time on a tea plantation owned by a subsidiary of Unilever are seeking compensation from the company for the injuries and losses they suffered. Read More
Read it in English here REDRESS, en collaboration avec FIDH et ECCHR, a lancé un nouveau projet de deux ans, visant à promouvoir les enquêtes et poursuites des auteurs de crimes internationaux par les Etats membres de l’Union européenne, et à améliorer l’accès à la justice pour… Read More
En Français ici REDRESS, together with FIDH and ECCHR, has launched a new two-year project to promote the investigation and prosecution by EU Member States of perpetrators of international crimes and to improve victims’ access to justice. This project drives forward our longstanding collaborative effort to combat… Read More
Six high-level UN human rights experts have called today on Iran to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe and fellow prisoner Narges Mohammadi access to adequate medical care, and reiterated calls for their release, as they reach the third day of their hunger strike. In a public statement, the UN… Read More
The appalling and ongoing violations of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s rights demand that the UK Government pursue all available options to protect her and obtain redress, including placing her under diplomatic protection as she starts a hunger strike today. Iranian authorities have restricted calls to her family, reduced food rations and have… Read More
Samuel and Henri were caught up in the failed military coup of August 1982 while serving in the Kenyan Armed Forces (KAF). Fearing for their lives, they sought refuge in Tanzania. They were subsequently detained, forcefully repatriated, tortured and harassed. They seek declarations and damages from the KAF and the… Read More
In October 2019, elections to the UN Committee against Torture will take place as the term of five Committee members ends on 31 December 2019. REDRESS and other human rights NGOs are encouraging States parties to consider the key criteria highlighted by the organisations here for the selection of… Read More