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Europe’s highest Human Rights Court hears Rendition case
The European Court of Human Rights today heard its first case involving a victim of the CIA rendition program. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) heard detailed evidence supporting Khaled El-Masri’s claim that he was subjected to torture and ill treatment in a notorious Afghan prison, after being… Read More
Breaking down Obstacles to Justice for Gender-Based Violence in Africa: Report from a Training Workshop
This report summarizes access to justice issues raised by participants during a workshop organised by REDRESS and FIDA-Uganda on conflict-related gender-based violence in Kampala, Uganda, in April 2012. The workshop brought together lawyers from seven selected countries including Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan… Read More
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Letter to the Nepal Prime Minister on Proposed Civil Society Model Torture Bill
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Don’t use closed hearings in security cases, key parliament body tells UK Government
Today, an important UK parliamentary body, the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) added its voice to those seriously concerned with the Government’s proposed changes to civil court procedures where national security issues may be involved. The JCHR has criticised the overly-broad scope of the proposals contained in last year’s Justice… Read More
Comments to Sudan’s 4th and 5th Periodic Report to the African Commission: The need for substantial legislative reforms to give effect to the rights, duties and freedoms enshrined in the Charter
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Comments to Sudan’s 4th and 5th Periodic Report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Article 5 of the African Charter
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2012 REDRESS Annual Report
Our annual report for 2012 provides an overview of the work that REDRESS undertook from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012. Read More