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Today, the High Court ruled in Al Skeini and Others v Secretary of State that the Government must conduct an effective investigation into the death of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi civilian who died in British custody in Iraq. REDRESS, an international human rights organisation with a mandate to assist torture… Read More

This report concludes that human rights violations in Zimbabwe during the period July 2001 to December 2003 cannot be described as random acts of political violence between political parties, nor as clashes due to problems over land. The most pressing conclusion of this report is that there is a clear association between… Read More

Today the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that foreign officials cannot be shielded by immunity to prevent a victim from pursuing their claim for torture before a UK Court. The Court of Appeal found that: “it can no longer be appropriate to give blanket effect to a foreign state’s claim… Read More

Today, the trial of Mr Faryadi Sarwar Zardad, an Afghan national, opens at the Old Bailey in London where he will be charged with conspiracy to torture and conspiracy to take hostages. The conspiracy to torture indictment reads: “Between 31st December 1991 and 30th September 1996 in Afghanistan [he] agreed with… Read More

A number of organisations convened a workshop on Improving Access to Justice in Sudan, which brought together lawyers, civil society representatives, human rights organizations from different regions of Sudan and representatives from the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, police and military. As well as a representative from the international human rights… Read More