State hostage-taking, where individuals are arbitrarily detained by foreign governments for diplomatic leverage, involves serious violations of human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture and ill-treatment. It is widely accepted that the practice of State hostage-taking is increasing internationally. British nationals are among the most frequent… Read More
REDRESS will share the findings of their newly released reports and, alongside expert speakers, highlight… Read More
Torture and ill-treatment in India are widespread and systemic, often carried out with impunity by State authorities. This report calls for urgent legal and policy reforms by the Indian Government and the international community to prevent torture, ensure justice for survivors, and eliminate these grave abuses. This report was prepared… Read More
Masafu Okwara is a lawyer at the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) and a recipient of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards. She spoke with REDRESS about confronting discrimination and violence against LGBTIQ+ people in Kenya. Through NGLHRC’s Legal Aid Clinic, she provides free legal representation to LGBTIQ+… Read More
Between 10 and 13 June 2025 a UK Tribunal will hold an unprecedented trial to consider the extent of British involvement in the torture of Mustafa al-Hawsawi by US forces, marking the first time a UK judicial body has scrutinised alleged UK complicity in CIA abuses. … Read More
6 June 2025 – The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) forcefully condemns the United States government’s decision to impose sanctions on four sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their work on the Palestine and Afghanistan situations. The US is not only targeting specific cases, it is… Read More
By Peace Amito Programme Manager Consultant In 2024, the Citizens’ Gavel Foundation for Social Justice, a Nigerian legal advocacy NGO, secured the release of Taiwo Dosunmu, a videographer arbitrarily detained and subjected to ill-treatment for four years following the #EndSARS protests. Although Taiwo was not a protester, he was… Read More
By Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship and violent conflict, marked by repression and grave human rights violations, civilians continue to face extreme hardship. Their suffering has been aggravated by urgent humanitarian needs, with half the population displaced and facing severe food insecurity. Meanwhile, significant assets… Read More
