UK Targeted Sanctions Quarterly Update: September 2023
This quarterly briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the UK’s use of its targeted sanctions regimes as of 1 September 2023. Read More
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South African Court Decides in Favor of Torture Victims in First Case to Apply the South African Torture Act
On 31 August 2023 the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg) found the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services responsible and liable in damages for the torture inflicted by prison officials on five inmates of the Leeuwkop Maximum Correctional Centre in Gauteng. The… Read More
Safia Ishaq Mohammed Issa v Republic of Sudan
Safia Ishaq Mohammed Issa was arbitrarily arrested and detained, beaten and gang raped by Sudanese State agents in 2011 after participating in pro-democracy youth rallies as a student in Khartoum, Sudan. Safia’s case highlights continued concerns of arbitrary arrests and sexual and gender-based violence (“SGBV”) against women, protestors, and… Read More
Legal Fellowship (2024-2025)
REDRESS is seeking Legal Fellowship 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 REDRESS’s work in either London or The Hague. About REDRESS REDRESS is an international human rights organisation that represents… Read More
REDRESS Highlights Harm and Prevalence of Short-term Enforced Disappearances in Submission to UN Bodies
REDRESS has highlighted the prevalence of short-term enforced disappearance… Read More
ФІНАНСОВА ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНІСТЬ І РЕПАРАЦІЇ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНИ
Read it in English REDRESS співпрацює з партнерами в Україні та в усьому світі, щоб дослідити потенційні юридичні шляхи фінансової відповідальності… Read More
UK High Court Upholds Sanctions Designation in First Ruling on a Challenge by an Individual Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
by Natalie Lucas, Legal Officer On 18 August, the UK High Court upheld sanctions imposed by the UK against an individual, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the first major challenge by an individual to UK sanctions. Eugene Shvidler, a dual US-UK citizen and… Read More
UN Submission to CED and WGEID on Short-term Enforced Disappearances
This submission addresses the three questions posed by the CED and WGEID regarding short-term disappearances (SED) from the perspective of the prohibition on torture. Using examples from SED cases in which REDRESS has been involved, this submission discusses the concept of SED and their manifestations in Sudan and Egypt,… Read More