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
Sexual violence is the most pervasive form of violence in many of the conflict-ridden countries in Africa and continues to remain so. The overall purpose of this manual is to eliminate the knowledge gap about strategies women may adopt to seek justice for sexual violence. It is also to encourage… Read More
Every year, British nationals and residents are arrested, detained and imprisoned abroad. Some of these individuals are ill-treated or tortured in detention. This report examines the law, policy and practice of British consular assistance and diplomatic protection. It mainly considers the UK’s obligations to British nationals abroad under the United… Read More
This report builds on the presentations and discussions held at an expert meeting on the law and practice on torture in Europe organised by REDRESS and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in Berlin on 25-27 November 2011. The meeting brought together experts from Armenia, Belgium, Croatia,… Read More