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REDRESS, the international NGO working to obtain justice and reparation for torture survivors, today releases the long-awaited Guide “Accountability and Justice for International Crimes in Sudan – A Guide on the Role of the International Criminal Court.” On 1 May 2007 the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for… Read More

A number of organisations convened a workshop on Improving Access to Justice in Sudan, which brought together lawyers, civil society representatives, human rights organizations from different regions of Sudan and representatives from the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, police and military. As well as a representative from the international human rights… Read More

By Renata Politi, REDRESS’ Legal Advisor @PolitiRenata During Nepal’s internal armed conflict, Purna Maya (not her real name) was abducted from her home, arbitrarily detained, beaten and subjected to multiple rapes by Nepalese soldiers in 2004. Similarly, Safia Ishaq Mohammed Issa, a… Read More

By Natalia Kubesch (Legal Officer) and Isabelle Terranova (Legal Fellow)  Targeted sanctions remain the UK Government’s preferred tool to respond to urgent human rights crises. In the past months, it has used its sanctions powers to  challenge Myanmar military-linked enterprises and infantry divisions responsible for ongoing repression… Read More

While travelling as a migrant from Ethiopia to Europe, M.T. (a pseudonym given to him to protect his identity) was trafficked, forcibly disappeared, tortured, held in… Read More