This briefing paper presents the perspectives of survivors of torture and other serious human rights violations during Bangladesh’s July/August 2024 uprising. It examines their experiences, priorities, and barriers related to justice, accountability, and reparation, to inform survivor‑centred reparation initiatives aligned with international human rights standards. The information in this briefing… Read More
Today, 10 UN human rights experts have joined a growing chorus of voices calling on India to urgently release Jagtar Singh Johal, a British blogger who has been unlawfully detained in India for over eight years after being targeted for his activism. In a strongly worded statement, they warn that his… Read More
In May 2024, protests broke out around a local police station in Channagiri, in the state of Karnataka, India. A 33-year-old carpenter, Mohammad Adil, had been taken to the local police station for questioning in connection with a gambling case, but was declared dead in hospital later the… Read More
Today, TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and REDRESS, published the latest edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR). The UJAR 2026 compiles developments in 91 extraterritorial and… Read More
The Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2026 compiles developments in 91 extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction cases prosecuted in 20 countries. The figures, increasing year by… Read More
The central work of REDRESS is to bring legal claims on behalf of survivors of torture, with their effective participation. The overall objective of this work is to obtain justice and reparation for survivors, hold perpetrators accountable, and ultimately to deter and prevent torture. Through this work, we also support some of the… Read More
by Renata Politi, Senior Legal Advisor At just 18 years old, Ayoub El Ghan, a human rights activist from Western Sahara, joined a peaceful protest to make his voice heard. Today, he is still fighting – this time, for justice. “Yes, I was damaged, very damaged”, he said during… Read More
Ayoub El-Ghan is an activist from Western Sahara, who was run over by the police in a peaceful protest in Laayoune city in 2018. AYOUB’S STORY On Thursday, 28 June 2018, coinciding with a… Read More
