Statement from Rupert Skilbeck, Director of REDRESS, on the new charges presented against REDRESS’ client Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: “We are very concerned about the latest development in Nazanin’s case. To issue a new charge now against a mother who has spent the last two years unlawfully in prison is a terrible… Read More
A comparative study of the law and practice in 17 countries by Fair Trials and REDRESS calls on States and UN bodies to do more to tackle this problem In many countries around the world, authorities continue to rely on evidence obtained through torture, says a new report, ‘Tainted by… Read More
The charges presented against British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal before an Indian court today are compromised by the strong allegations that he has suffered severe torture while in the custody of the Indian police, says human rights group REDRESS. Jagtar, otherwise known as “Jaggi”, from Dumbarton, asserts that from 4… Read More
REDRESS will attend the 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which will take place from 25 April to the 9 May in Nouakchott, Mauritania, and will also participate in the NGO Forum preceding the session. The African Commission is Africa’s principal human rights mechanism… Read More
Unilever PLC should reconsider the way it is dealing with a case brought by hundreds of survivors of attacks at one of its tea plantations in Kenya during the post-election violence in 2007, four human rights groups said in a letter sent to Unilever PLC’s CEO, Paul Polman. The… Read More
The UK government should seize the opportunity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Kindgom to demand an immediate investigation into allegations that Indian police officers tortured British national Jagtar Singh Johal. The government should also seek guarantees that Jagtar will be protected from further harm and… Read More
Initiative comes ahead of comedy event with Al Murray, Shappi Khorsdani, Mark Steel and Sara Pascoe marking two years of detention. ‘Laughter is a kind of freedom’ – Richard Ratcliffe Ahead of a comedy event that will throw a spotlight on the plight of the jailed UK-Iranian… Read More
REDRESS and the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI) have today launched a series of country-focused supplements to the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict for Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Iraq. The supplements complement the second edition of the International Protocol on the Documentation… Read More