By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW Despite efforts to hold individuals accused of human rights abuses accountable, many high-profile perpetrators continue to enjoy impunity. The UK, in particular, has gained an unsavoury reputation for being vulnerable to the flow of corrupt money—even… Read More
By Andrew Lane, REDRESS Legal Assistant Read our latest sanctions quarterly update Between 9 May 2024 and 4 November 2024, the UK used its targeted sanctions regimes to respond to the invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in… Read More
This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the UK’s use of targeted sanctions between 9 May 2024 and 6 November 2024. Read More
Velasquez Rodriguez has remained the most widely cited of the Inter-American Court’s decisions and its pronouncements regarding State obligations in the face of the most serious human rights violations has been reaffirmed numerous times in the almost four decades that have followed.
REDRESS's new Casebook series showcases around 80 case studies of strategic litigation against torture from around the world to illustrate best practice and to help strengthen the capacity of human rights lawyers worldwide.
This Casebook catalogues leading cases against torture across the globe that used strategic litigation and that serve as good examples of the potential of creative litigation to transform the law.
Principles for a survivor-centred approach to justice and reparation for torture Each survivor of torture is different. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving justice and reparation. REDRESS has developed nine key principles that underpin its commitment to being survivor-centred across all work areas, including the three main techniques used… Read More
Saira Rahman Khan, Saira Khan, secrétaire par intérim d'Odhikar, raconte les événements de la répression des manifestations du "Bangla-Blockade" et fait part de ses espoirs pour un nouveau Bangladesh.