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22 June 2006 marks the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (the Protocol). The Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture (CINAT) congratulates the following states who have enabled this momentous event by becoming the first 20 to ratify the Protocol: Albania, Argentina, Bolivia,… Read More

Today is a sad day for British justice. The UK’s highest court gave complete immunity to the Saudi torturers of four UK citizens who were subjected to treatment including beatings, suspension from brackets and death sentences by partial beheading. The House of Lords ignored their right to justice and shielded… Read More

REDRESS is gravely concerned to learn that Mossaad Mohamed Ali, lawyer and Coordinator of Amel Centre in Nyala, Sudan, and Adam Mohammed Sharief, member of Amel Network of Lawyers in Nyala are being arbitrarily detained incommunicado by the National Security Bureau (NSB) in Nyala and may be subjected to torture… Read More

The enforcement of reparation judgments or decisions is an essential part of the right to a remedy and reparation, but too often the practical enforcement of positive judgments or awards can be difficult. This report analyses how individual decisions from domestic and regional and international courts and treaty bodies are implemented… Read More

Our annual report for 2006 provides an overview of the work that REDRESS undertook from 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006. Read More

The undersigned non-governmental organisations (NGOs) call upon the members of the Council of Europe’s Group of Specialists on Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism (DH-S-TER) to reject proposals to establish minimum standards for the content and use of diplomatic assurances in respect of a risk of torture or other… Read More