This Paper – written on behalf of the Project for Criminal Law Reform in Sudan – forms part of broader efforts by Sudanese civil society to raise awareness about the repressive nature of Sudanese public order law. This campaign advocates for a repeal or amendment of provisions incompatible with applicable national and international… Read More
leer en español Leading LGTB organisations from Peru will testify in a special hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington D.C. on Friday 28 October, to present evidence about the discrimination and violence that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders in the Americas continue to suffer. The… Read More
REDRESS' report summarises the conference held on 'gender dimension of torture'
The film – available in English and Kinyarwanda – includes exclusive images inside the court. REDRESS’ work to promote justice and the legal rights of victims of torture is highlighted in the new documentary film of award-winning producer and journalist Fiona Lloyd-Davies. The Appeal of Joseph M focuses on the Rwandan… Read More
Today the public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, a Basra hotel worker who died of injuries he sustained in British custody in Iraq in 2003, issued its concluding report. The report confirms that British soldiers inflicted “violent and cowardly” assaults on Iraqi civilians, and that Mousa died after suffering “gratuitous violence”. Read More
REDRESS and its partners submission to CAT seeks to identify the systematic problems that exist in both legislation and practice within Sri Lanka, questioning the 'list of issues','conclusions' and 'recommendations' given on the previous periodic report.
REDRESS submission focuses on the violations alleged to have been committed in the final phase of the Sri Lanka conflict, and builds on a similar submission REDRESS made to the Committee against Torture.