Today the public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel worker who died of injuries he sustained in British custody in Iraq in 2003, issued its concluding report. The report confirms that British soldiers inflicted “violent and cowardly” assaults on Iraqi civilians, and that Mousa died after suffering “gratuitous violence”. Read More
REDRESS and its partners submission to CAT seeks to identify the systematic problems that exist in both legislation and practice within Sri Lanka, questioning the 'list of issues','conclusions' and 'recommendations' given on the previous periodic report.
REDRESS submission focuses on the violations alleged to have been committed in the final phase of the Sri Lanka conflict, and builds on a similar submission REDRESS made to the Committee against Torture.
REDRESS' has provided a summary of the conference on 'Reparations before the International Criminal Court: Issues and Challenges' held in May.
REDRESS submission to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry asks that during this time, given the Arab Springs and its motivations, the UK should seek to maintain a foreign policy in the Middle East which reflects international anti-torture obligations along with supporting the transition to civil society and helping institutions in this region.
Report A draconian legislation like the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and the concept of democracy do not go together. While democracy nurtures values of justice, equality and fraternity, laws like the AFSPA are synonymous with injustice, discrimination and hatred. A report that analyses the legislation’s complete… Read More
Ten human rights organisations, along with former detainees and others who say they were tortured, withdrew today from the British Government’s Detainee Inquiry because it lacks “the credibility or transparency” to fully investigate allegations of torture. In a joint letter to the solicitor for the Inquiry, the groups – including REDRESS,… Read More