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Three elderly Kenyan victims of torture during the Mau Mau independence struggle in the 1950s today won a historic legal victory against the British Government, after the High Court rejected the Government’s argument that their claims are time barred under English law. The case will now proceed to a full… Read More

This discussion paper was submitted by IBUKA and it’s 15 member organisations, the Survivors Fund (SURF) and REDRESS to the government of Rwanda in October 2012 to help progress discussions on reparation (in particular in the form of rehabilitation,  restitution and compensation) for survivors of the Rwandan genocide survivor organisations and other… Read More

The purpose of this report is to explore the challenges that witnesses face in giving testimony about crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide and to assess the strength of the various processes and mechanisms established to ensure their protection. Through examining some of their experiences and the challenges they encountered,… Read More

Until recently, international criminal courts and tribunals established since Nuremberg have given only sparse consideration to victims’ views and concerns and limited space for their active engagement with such institutions beyond the role of prosecution witness. The focus of this report is victim participation in international criminal justice processes and the array of… Read More

On 25 September, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the prohibition of the use of evidence allegedly obtained under torture in criminal proceedings in a case against Belgium. REDRESS and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), which have both intervened as amicus curiae, welcome the ruling… Read More

Dadimos Haile, a former Ethiopian High Court judge, has been appointed interim director of REDRESS, an organization which helps torture survivors seek justice. He will take up the role on 1 October 2012 on a 9-month secondment. Haile will be covering for Carla Ferstman, REDRESS’ permanent director, who has received… Read More