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This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the UK’s use of targeted sanctions as of 23 January 2024. Read More

In this joint civil society statement, REDRESS and over 260 other organisations, call on the House of Lords to reject the Rwanda Bill in its second reading. Read More

READ THE BRIEFING 24 January – Despite the vital role of consular assistance in protecting British nationals detained overseas from serious human rights violations, currently consular assistance is provided at the discretion of the UK Government.   A new briefing published by REDRESS… Read More

Despite the considerable potential of consular assistance to protect the rights and wellbeing of British nationals detained abroad, its provision by the UK Government remains discretionary. This report sets out a series of principles to help shape a legal right to consular assistance. Moving consular assistance onto a legislative footing… Read More

While travelling as a migrant from Ethiopia to Europe, M.T. (a pseudonym given to him to protect his identity) was trafficked, forcibly disappeared, tortured, held in… Read More

By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer  READ THE BRIEFING In a new briefing published today, REDRESS identifies important legal and policy reforms that the UK Government should implement to ensure the repurposing of profits… Read More

Victims of human rights violations have the right to effective reparations. However, those reparations are not always accessible in practice, leaving victims without redress, while those responsible for the harm inflicted continue to profit from their abuses. This report argues that it is high time for legal and policy reforms… Read More

Submission by REDRESS to the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on the UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa. The submission urges the UK to leverage its close political and economic ties with Egypt to pressure President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime to enact human rights reforms to challenge… Read More