In a letter ahead of the Council’s 50th session (13 June to 8 July 2022), REDRESS joined other non-governmental organisations in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to support the adoption of a resolution that ensures continued attention to Sudan’s human rights situation through enhanced interactive dialogues at the… Read More
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) and REDRESS published a three-part series of factsheets which summarises the key thematic areas reviewed in the recent report titled ‘Anti-Torture Standards in Common Law Africa: Good Practices and Way Forward’. The factsheets review… Read More
Download the Q&A متوفر باللغة العربية This Q&A was prepared by REDRESS and Project Expedite Justice. In a historic milestone, the first trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) concerning crimes committed in Darfur will open tomorrow against… Read More
Today REDRESS and the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) launch their joint report entitled Anti-Torture Standards in common law Africa: Good Practices and Way Forward. The report reviews the anti-torture legal and regulatory framework in The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe and provides an analysis of standards in place to prevent, prohibit and respond to torture and other ill-treatment in these States.
The effective incorporation of anti-torture standards within States’ domestic legal frameworks and their effective implementation in practice is crucial to prevent torture and other ill-treatment, ensure that perpetrators are held accountable, and to provide redress for victims. States in the African region widely reject the practice of torture and other… Read More
In a letter released ahead of the 3rd cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sudan, REDRESS joined more than 53 Sudanese, regional and international organisations in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to address the ongoing political crisis in Sudan. The signatories highlight that the Human Rights Council must… Read More
During a Westminster Hall debate today, a cross-party group of MPs has, for the first time, named several actors whom it said must be subjected to human rights sanctions. The MPs, led by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP and Chris Bryant MP, co-chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Magnitsky Sanctions, discussed the genocide of the Uyghurs in China; the state hostage-taking of individuals including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran; the kidnap and torture of the subject of the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina; and the violent military coup in Sudan.
Research by NGO coalition shows that underreporting and political disregard are undermining victims’ fight for justice A new report researched by REDRESS and supported by the findings from partner organisations, launched today, The Forgotten Victims: Enforced Disappearance in Africa, highlights the prevalence of the practice on the continent and… Read More