REDRESS and SIHA (Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa) have submitted these comments to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) ‘s Draft Recommendation on Women’s Access to Justice. Read More
REDRESS presented these observations to the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court’s Draft Strategic Plan 2014-2017 as part of a public consulation by its Secretariat. REDRESS’ comments relate only to some of the fundamental aspects of the Strategic Plan, focusing on the regulatory framework, its mission, goals (and… Read More
111th session of the UN Human Rights Committee, 8-25 July 2014 - List of Issues Prior to Reporting on Poland
Submission for consideration of Lithuania’s 3rd State Party Report, 11 April 2014
Our annual report for 2014 provides an overview of the work that REDRESS undertook from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. Read More
In this letter addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, REDRESS and nine other human rights groups respond to the UK government’s announcement on 19 December 2013 that the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has been tasked with examining allegations of UK complicity in torture and other ill-treatment… Read More
This briefing paper, submitted to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), explains the ways in which to ensure that victims of sexual and gender-based violence participate effectively in justice processes – both during and after situations of conflict. The report covers both ordinary justice systems… Read More
In an important decision, Africa’s regional human rights treaty body – the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – held that Sudan is responsible for the arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and ill-treatment of 88 internally displaced persons (IDPs). The 88 complainants are Sudanese nationals who had escaped conflict in… Read More