Survivors of serious human rights and international humanitarian law violations have a legal right to reparation, but in practice this is often inaccessible, leaving them without redress. This briefing examines how illicit assets linked to Syria’s civil war could be recovered and redirected to fund reparation for survivors. With a… Read More
Thai human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa (Mr Nampa) challenged the routine use of physical restraints in Thai court proceedings after he was compelled to appear in leg shackles during his sentencing hearing. The case raises concerns about cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to a fair trial… Read More
Read it in English El Estado chileno reafirma su compromiso de adoptar, para casos futuros, directrices claras y transparentes para los procesos de extradición relativos a crímenes internacionales Hoy, el Estado chileno ofreció una disculpa pública a la familia del fallecido Leopoldo García Lucero, sobreviviente de tortura… Read More
Léalo en español Chilean State reaffirms its commitment to adopt, for future cases, clear and transparent guidelines for extradition proceedings related to international crimes Today, the Chilean government offered a public apology to the family of the late Leopoldo García Lucero, a survivor of torture under the… Read More
ENGLISH Le Consortium United Against Torture exprime sa plus vive préoccupation et condamne avec la plus grande fermeté la brutalité de la répression exercée par les forces de sécurité malgaches à l’encontre de manifestants pacifiques. Depuis le 25 septembre 2025, la capitale, Antananarivo, est le théâtre de protestations citoyennes menées… Read More
Français The United Against Torture Consortium expresses its deepest concern and condemns in the strongest terms the brutal repression carried out by the Madagascan security forces against peaceful demonstrators. Since 25 September 2025, Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, has witnessed protests led mainly by young people, grouped under the… Read More
Today, in a landmark decision, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found former Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kushayb) guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur between August 2003 and March 2004. Despite… Read More
UK law provides only a narrow basis for using the proceeds of confiscated criminal assets to compensate victims. In practice, victims are rarely allocated any share of the sums recovered, except in “clear and simple cases”. In this briefing, we propose amending the Crime and Policing Bill to empower courts… Read More