Manushika Cooray of Human Rights Law Chambers, winner of one of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards, spoke with REDRESS about tackling torture in Sri Lanka as a female lawyer and advancing the anti-torture movement. Manushika is a founding partner of the Human Rights Law Chamber, which handles cases related to… Read More
This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the United States’ (U.S.), United Kingdom’s (UK), European Union’s (EU), Canada’s and Australia’s use of its targeted human rights and anti-corruption sanctions programmes from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024. Read More
Over two years, REDRESS, with support from the Global Survivors’ Fund, worked with partners in Chad, DRC, Kenya, and Nepal to promote the implementation of reparation decisions for survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV). Using survivor-centred, holistic strategic litigation and advocacy, the project aimed to build coalitions, support survivors, and… Read More
By Alejandro Rodriguez, Legal Officer READ THE PRACTICE NOTE International law guarantees the right to reparation for victims of serious human rights violations. Reparation arises from the obligation of the wrongdoing party to redress… Read More
A letter to the Minister of State on behalf of Human Rights First President and CEO Susan Hendrickson and REDRESS Director Rupert Skilbeck recommending that the United Kingdom build on existing leadership in the use of targeted human rights and anticorruption sanctions, in light of growing concerns that the new… Read More
This Practice Note aims to provide practical guidance on how to construct a reparation complaint for submission to international and regional human rights mechanisms, along with strategies for implementing their reparation decisions. It includes commentary on each mechanism, outlines legal procedures, and includes examples of measures of reparation awarded. Read More
In a report on the crime of hostage-taking, presented to the UN Human Rights Council on 4 March, Dr Alice Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, echoes REDRESS’s long-standing position that hostage-taking can often amount to torture. “Hostage-taking is cruelty – plain… Read More
Omega’s Call for Proposals under the United Against Torture (UAT) consortium project Omega Research Foundation has launched its call for proposals for projects to reduce the unlawful use of force by police or other state officials and advance related human rights-based police reforms. This funding will be used to support… Read More
