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REDRESS' has provided a summary of the conference on 'Reparations before the International Criminal Court: Issues and Challenges' held in May.

REDRESS submission to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry asks that during this time, given the Arab Springs and its motivations, the UK should seek to maintain a foreign policy in the Middle East which reflects international anti-torture obligations along with supporting the transition to civil society and helping institutions in this region.

Report A draconian legislation like the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and the concept of democracy do not go together. While democracy nurtures values of justice, equality and fraternity, laws like the AFSPA are synonymous with injustice, discrimination and hatred. A report that analyses the legislation’s complete… Read More

Ten human rights organisations, along with former detainees and others who say they were tortured, withdrew today from the British Government’s Detainee Inquiry because it lacks “the credibility or transparency” to fully investigate allegations of torture. In a joint letter to the solicitor for the Inquiry, the groups – including REDRESS,… Read More

The Report by REDRESS provides a comprehensive analysis of the 'Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is relation to India's domestic and international human rights obligations, with a particular focus on Manipur due to their history of abusing powers granted by military instruments.

Any investigation into the 128 cases of alleged abuse of civilians by British soldiers in Iraq must not only be independent but must be seen to be independent, as any perceived lack of independence is likely to undermine the work and conclusions of the investigating body. REDRESS has intervened in… Read More

Registry officials at the ICC have warned judges that they can’t process the paperwork to enable victims to take part in crucial Court hearings, because they simply have too few staff. Earlier this month (4th July), Trial Chamber I ruled that hundreds of pending applications from victims wanting to participate in the… Read More

قراءة باللغة العربية The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should call on Sudan to cease human rights abuses in Southern Kordofan, Human Rights Watch, Interights, REDRESS, and the Sudan Democracy First Group said today. On July 2, 2011, the four human rights organizations petitioned the… Read More