Litigation workshops are a proven method for bringing together lawyers, activists, and practitioners to share experiences and develop new skills while formulating concrete plans for individual cases and campaigns. These workshops serve as valuable forums for exchanging best practices, reviewing case strategies, and designing advocacy plans and other techniques to… Read More
By Camila Marin Restrepo, Communities Officer Many organisations across the human rights sector refer to victim or survivor centred approaches but can sometimes find… Read More
By Joss Gillespie, Communications Assistant READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW In recent years, we have witnessed a surge in torture and excessive use of force against civilians in countries such as Belarus, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the US, France, Egypt, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sudan, and Venezuela. Read More
By Florindo Chivucute | Hanna Yamir, Contributor In November, the UK government announced major sanctions targeting high-profile… Read More
Benoit Meystre, one of the Legal Representatives in the A V. Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland case, describes the features of the case.
This submission highlights the relationship between State hostage-taking and torture, demonstrating its severe impact on survivors and their families. Drawing on international standards and trends, it explores legal and practical measures to address this practice, hold perpetrators accountable, and secure redress for survivors. While focusing on the UK context, the… Read More
By Julie Bardèche, Senior Legal Advisor READ OUR 2024 ANNUAL REVIEW In recent years, as part of a multi-country study led by the Global Survivors Fund, REDRESS has been examining the prevalence of conflict-related sexual violence in Chad, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Bangladesh and the main obstacles… Read More
At their recent meeting in Strasbourg, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe – the body which oversees the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) – criticised the failure of Lithuania to complete their domestic investigation into allegations of… Read More
