ECtHR Press Release Today the European Court of Human Rights found that Greek coastguard officials tortured Necati Zontul when he was raped in detention at the port of Chania, Crete, in 2001 and ordered Greece to pay 50,000 euro (£45,000) in compensation. The judgment in Necati Zontul v. Read More
The government’s planned ‘Detainee Inquiry’ faces further harsh criticism today as seventeen distinguished international human rights experts publish an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron stating that “the powers currently given to the Inquiry are seriously deficient and that it will be unable to properly fulfil the UK’s human rights… Read More
REDRESS made a submission to the UNHRC regarding the Philippines 'implementation of 12 individual communications.
REDRESS and its partner organisations in the VRWG submitted a list of recommendations on the budget, victims strategy, guidelines for intermediaries, protection, participation, legal aid, and reparation focusing on how the recommendations aid in achieving the courts mandate.
We call upon the French Minister of Justice to ensure that France’s new War Crimes Unit is provided with adequate resources and support, including a sufficient number of magistrates and adapted resources, including sufficient budgetary resources to undertake the necessary investigations, particularly in the countries where the crimes were committed. so as to be enable… Read More
