Enforced disappearances in Africa will be the focus of a panel that will take place today during the 65th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. The panel is being organised by REDRESS jointly with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA) and… Read More
Last week, REDRESS and Fair Trials co-hosted a two-day meeting in The Hague for stakeholders from 15 EU Member States to discuss how to improve the rights of victims of violent crime suffered in pre-trial and immigration detention. Research by REDRESS, Fair Trials and partners in six European countries has… Read More
The Uganda Victims and Survivors Network (UVSN), a powerful new platform for victims and survivors of the 20-year conflict in Uganda, will be launched today in Kampala, during a high-level conference and policy dialogue on transitional justice organised by REDRESS together with Ugandan non-governmental organisations Emerging Solutions Africa (ESA) and… Read More
Read in English A l’occasion de la Journée des victimes de disparition forcée, cinq organisations de défense des droits de l’homme appellent les Etats africains à cesser d’avoir recours aux disparitions forcées et à garantir justice et réparations pour les milliers de victimes en Afrique. Depuis des… Read More
lire en français On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, five leading human rights organisations are calling on African states to end the use of enforced disappearances and ensure justice and reparations for thousands of victims in Africa. For decades, thousands of people including… Read More
Lea el comunicado en español (Barranquilla, Colombia) The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Americas´ highest human rights court, will consider today for the first time in its history a case of discriminatory torture against an LGBTI person. The case refers to the sexual violence suffered by Azul Rojas… Read More
Read the press release in English (Barranquilla, Colombia) La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH), la más alta en la materia en las Américas, considerará hoy por primera vez en su historia un caso de tortura por discriminación contra una persona LGTBI en América Latina. Se trata del… Read More
REDRESS welcomes today’s decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber on reparations to victims of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga), settling the question of Lubanga’s liability for US$10 million for reparations for victims in the case. Lubanga, former leader of the Union des PatriotesCongolais/Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du… Read More