Sexual violence is the most pervasive form of violence in many of the conflict-ridden countries in Africa and continues to remain so. The overall purpose of this manual is to eliminate the knowledge gap about strategies women may adopt to seek justice for sexual violence. It is also to encourage… Read More
Every year, British nationals and residents are arrested, detained and imprisoned abroad. Some of these individuals are ill-treated or tortured in detention. This report examines the law, policy and practice of British consular assistance and diplomatic protection. It mainly considers the UK’s obligations to British nationals abroad under the United… Read More
This report builds on the presentations and discussions held at an expert meeting on the law and practice on torture in Europe organised by REDRESS and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in Berlin on 25-27 November 2011. The meeting brought together experts from Armenia, Belgium, Croatia,… Read More
Today the International Criminal Court in The Hague begins hearing closing arguments in the case against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the first case to reach this stage at the ICC.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has again found the government of Nepal responsible for the disappearance and torture of one of its citizens, and called on it to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators. And, in a first for such a case, as part of the remedy awarded, Nepal’s government… Read More
leer en español Trial Chamber I established, for the first time in the ICC’s history, the principles that are to be applied to providing reparations for victims in the Lubanga case. [1] On 14 March 2012, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was found guilty of the war crimes… Read More
Today, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered a landmark decision on reparations. The decision outlines the principles to be applied in relation to reparation for victims in the case of Thomas Lubanga, who was found guilty in March of the war crimes of enlisting and using… Read More