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Crisis of Inaction on Enforced Disappearances in Africa

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

Joint Letter on the Transfer of Omar al-Bashir and Others to the International Criminal Court

Joint Letter on the Transfer of Omar al-Bashir and Others to the International Criminal Court

REDRESS and 66 other civil society organisations wrote to Sudan’s transitional government, urging it to urge the government to follow through on recent commitments to deepen its cooperation with the ICC by transferring former president Omar al-Bashir, Ahmed Haroun, and Abdel Raheem Muhammed Hussein to The Hague. Read More

Tariku Asefa v Libya

While transiting (migrating) through Libya on his journey to Europe, after escaping from Sudan, Tariku was abducted and held captive for over a year. He was tortured and forced to work. After his release he came to the UK and, having been granted asylum, is now seeing redress for what… Read More

End Enforced Disappearances in Africa Now

End Enforced Disappearances in Africa Now

Lire le communiqué de presse en français متوفر باللغة العربية Ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August, an NGO coalition is calling on African States to end this practice immediately, hold perpetrators to account, search… Read More