In yet another example of the ‘state secrets’ doctrine overriding the right to a remedy, victims of extraordinary rendition have been denied the opportunity to seek justice after the United States Supreme Court refused to review the dismissal of their case. The claimants – Binyam Mohamed, Abou Elkassim Britel, Ahmed Agiza, Mohamed… Read More
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) and REDRESS welcome the publication of the Report of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka. The three human rights organisations call on the UN Secretary-General to act on the recommendations made by his… Read More
REDRESS report examines 'what reparation means and should mean' in relation to mass atrocities. Further, the report examines current framework within the ICC, examples of its shortcomings and the role of Judges, Registry and Prosecutors Office complicity in solving questions such as 'establishing principles to base decisions for Reparations'.
Advocacy Forum-Nepal and the Redress Trust (REDRESS) today welcomed the big step taken by the government to table bills for a new Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Sentencing Act before the Parliament; but raised concern that some of the provisions fall short of international law to… Read More
The case of Mutua and Others v The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will commence at 10:30am on Thursday 7 April at the Royal Courts of Justice. The hearing is before Mr Justice McCombe and is due to last 8-10 days. The case involves allegations of torture and other ill-treatment committed by… Read More
The Annual Report on REDRESS for the year 2011. Included in this report, is a list of REDRESS' company information: including staff, financial report for the year, casework, future plans, key initiatives, research, support, responsibilities of the board and recognition of the work of volunteers with REDRESS. The report is provided in a coloured digital format or text PDF format.
REDRESS observations to the Board of Directors for the ICC TFV set out the spirit of continued collaboration, and hope that the the observations will assist the Board and Secretariat to realise their mandate to assist victims.