By Chris Esdaile, Senior Legal Advisor and Olivia Dehnavi, Advocacy Officer The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has made a series of recommendations addressed to the UK, following its review of the UK’s compliance… Read More
Laurent Theron claimed before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that the use of… Read More
Ahead of the second reading of the Consular Assistance Bill on 26 April, a cross-party group of MPs called on the UK Government today introduce a legal right to consular assistance in cases involving human rights. During the Westminster Hall Debate on 16 April,… Read More
READ THE 2024 UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION ANNUAL REVIEW TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and REDRESS, has published the… Read More
By Caitlan Lloyd (Legal Officer) Today marks one year since the outbreak of deadly armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict has caused unprecedented devastation, marred by serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law… Read More
Now in its tenth edition, the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review has continued to showcase the increasingly important role of universal jurisdiction in the fight against impunity. With 36 new investigations opened in 2023 and 16 convictions, the past year confirms this positive trend. However, the use of universal jurisdiction is… Read More
Consular assistance is a vital tool that enables the UK Government to offer protections to its nationals detained overseas. However, the discretionary nature of consular assistance stands at odds with the UK’s international obligations and falls short of the protection its nationals deserve. Establishing a legal right… Read More
Just Reparation Bulletin Just Reparation is our regular roundup of news on reparation curated by the REDRESS legal team. Each month, we will aim to keep you up to date with the latest developments on reparation for torture and other human rights violations, including judgments, implementation of decisions, reports,… Read More