The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged Nepal to investigate, prosecute and punish the men who raped a woman during the decade-long armed conflict, and to provide her with full reparation, in a landmark decision that could have repercussions for many other victims of sexual violence during the conflict. Read More
The UK Government must abandon its half-hearted approach to Iran and insist on the release of all British nationals arbitrary held there, including mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and grandfather Kamal Foroughi. The UK Government is facing increasing pressure to act as members of Parliament discuss the situation of British prisoners in… Read More
In a strong decision [1], the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release a 77-year-old British-Iranian grandfather who has been held in prison in Iran for more than six years, and allow him to return to his family… Read More
REDRESS, together with the World Organisation against Torture, the International Federation for Human Rights, and Fair Trials, sent this letter to the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Iran, in order to raise serious concerns about the well-being of a number of European dual nationals detained in Iran. … Read More
REDRESS Nederland is convening a high-level discussion tomorrow at the Peace Palace in The Hague, ‘Exceptional Measures for Exceptional Times: The Absolute Prohibition of Torture under Threat’, to address and dispel myths on torture. Despite being prohibited in the strongest terms by international law, torture remains highly prevalent, with cases… Read More
In this submission, REDRESS provides observations concerning the provision of legal aid for victims at the International Criminal Court (ICC), so as to ensure their meaningful and effective access to justice. These comments build on and complement REDRESS’s previous recommendations in 2012, and are submitted to the Registry in order… Read More
The Pan-African Reparation Initiative (PARI), a network of civil society organisations providing medical, psychological and legal assistance to victims of torture and ill-treatment in Africa; welcomes the launch of the first-ever regional instrument on the right to redress for victims of torture and other prohibited ill-treatment. The new General Comment… Read More
