Read the Annual Review 2025 By Renata Politi, Legal Advisor Peaceful protest is one of the clearest expressions of public voice. Yet for many around the world, taking to the streets means risking torture, sexual violence, or disappearance. This year, the… Read More
WATCH THE WEBINAR How do we document torture and mass atrocities without harming the people whose stories we rely on? This question shaped REDRESS’ recent webinar on “Centring Survivors’ Voices in Accountability Processes: Survivor-Centred Approaches to Documentation.” The event held on the 10th of… Read More
Despite institutional and civil society efforts, a significant gap remains in the implementation of decisions of the African Commission of Human and People Rights (ACHPR), particularly those awarding reparations to victims and survivors of torture and other human rights violations. Multiple obstacles continue to hinder the effective delivery… Read More
by Sònia Olivella (Irídia, Centre per la Defensa dels Drets Humans) and Gabriela Echeverria Gutierrez (lawyer) More than a hundred survivors of torture during the late Francoist dictatorship have signed a letter to international bodies calling for justice and reparation for the atrocities they suffered—an appeal supported by over 6,000… Read More
Statement (English) Заява (українською) Today, States will gather for a diplomatic conference in The Hague for the opening of the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. The Convention establishes an administrative body which will assess claims of compensation for “damage, loss, or injury” caused by Russian… Read More
Спільна заява українських груп постраждалих щодо створення Міжнародної комісії з розгляду вимог щодо України, у якій держави закликаються підписати та ратифікувати Конвенцію, водночас наголошуючи на необхідності інклюзивного, орієнтованого на постраждалих підходу до репарацій, включно з жертвами, які зазнали шкоди до повномасштабного вторгнення. Read More
Joint statement by Ukrainian survivor groups on the establishment of an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, calling on States to sign and ratify the Convention but stressing the need for an inclusive… Read More
On 13 December, the regime of Aliaksandr Lukashenko released over a hundred political prisoners following an agreement with the United States to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Among the released are prominent human rights defenders and Viasna members Ales Bialiatski and Uladzimir Labkovich, as well as key opposition… Read More