In this submission, REDRESS comments on some of the Issues for consideration of the Committee against Torture in its examination of the UK’s 5th State Party Report. Some of REDRESS’ concerns are direct consequences of the UK’s counter-terrorism policies, particularly the role of the security services, along with the conduct of… Read More
The Government of Bahrain must take further measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment, to investigate and prosecute past offences and to ensure that all victims have effective access to redress including rehabilitation services, conclude REDRESS and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) in a new report released today,… Read More
Les États membres du G8 ont adopté hier une Déclaration commune sur la lutte contre les violences sexuelles dans les zones de conflits. Ils affirment dans ce texte que le viol, et tout autre type de violences sexuelles graves, doivent être considérés comme des crimes de guerre et comme des… Read More
A Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence In Conflict was agreed yesterday by the G8 countries, declaring that rape and other serious sexual violence amount to war crimes and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. This constitutes an emphatic reminder that states are required to investigate and prosecute conflict-related sexual violence… Read More
From 13-14 April 2012, in the margins of the NGO Forum preceding the 51st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), lawyers and other experts met in Kololi, The Gambia, to discuss victims’ experiences of accessing justice and seeking reparation. Participants included lawyers and experts from… Read More
This report considers torture and ill-treatment in Bahrain after the implementation of the reforms that were recommended by the Bahrain International Commission of Inquiry (BICI) following serious human rights violations committed by State agents after the February protests of 2011. The report draws on the past experiences of REDRESS and… Read More
Our annual report for 2013 provides an overview of the work that REDRESS undertook from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. Read More
قراءة باللغة العربية The initial appearance of the former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda before the International Criminal Court tomorrow, almost seven years after the Court issued its first arrest warrant against him, opens a significant opportunity in the pursuit of accountability and justice for many… Read More