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REDRESS provided comments to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on her office’s Draft Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender Based Crimes. The development of a policy on gender based crimes is an important tool to address in a holistic manner the investigation and prosecution of some among the most… Read More

The Project for Criminal Law Reform (www.pclrs.com), a joint initiative by REDRESS and the Sudanese Human Rights Monitor, has identified a series of shortcomings in Sudan’s legal system, particularly in respect of Sudan’s international human rights obligations, and advocated reforms over the last seven years. This Compilation of Advocacy Briefings, which covers… Read More

A court in Lithuania has today released a ruling urging prosecutors to investigate claims that a Guantánamo detainee was held in CIA secret detention in the country. The decision comes after prosecutors refused to open an investigation into a complaint lodged in September last year by human rights organisations Human… Read More

After more than ten years of litigation, the European Court of Human Rights has today told three British men that they cannot sue Saudi Arabia or its officials for torture they claim they were subjected to in its prisons. A fourth victim died before the case was decided. In 2000… Read More

REDRESS today condemns the decision to hand the stalled official inquiry into rendition and torture to the Intelligence and Security Committee. “Today’s decision is an affront to justice and accountability for allegations which are as shocking today as they were when they first emerged” said Carla Ferstman, Director of REDRESS. Read More

In this letter addressed to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa, REDRESS and other human rights groups that provide medical, psychological or legal assistance to victims of torture or ill-treatment discuss how to further strengthen the rights of victims of torture and ill-treatment in Africa, including through… Read More