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
THE CASE Hissène Habré, former president of Chad, presided over a reign of terror in Chad from 1982 to 1990, during which time widespread human rights violations were committed, including enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detentions, and sexual violence. On 22 August 2012 Senegal and the African Union… Read More
More than a quarter of a century after the ex-Chadian dictator, Hissène Habré, committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture, including sexual violence and rape, for which he was convicted on 30 May 2016; the Appeals Chamber of the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) confirmed his sentence as life imprisonment. Read More
REDRESS’ Director Carla Ferstman joined a group of international organisations to observe the second hearing of the trial against Serdar Küni, a doctor and veteran human rights defender in Şırnak, Turkey. Dr. Küni, who is also de Cizre representative of the Human Rights foundation of Turkey, was arrested last October,… Read More
The African Union adopted a resolution in 2016 establishing the Trust Fund responsible for collecting and disbursing reparations to victims of ex-Chad dictator Hissène Habré. The Trust Fund has been mandated to search for and recover Habré’s assets and to seek voluntary contributions from States and other willing parties. This note… Read More
REDRESS, in collaboration with eight human rights organisations, has submitted joint observations on the revised General Comment No. 1 (2017) on the implementation of Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture, which enshrines the prohibition of refoulement. The revised General Comment will be a critically important tool for States parties in… Read More