When British nationals are unfairly detained or facing human rights abuses abroad they – and their constituency MPs – expect the Government to act. Yet, in the UK, consular assistance is discretionary, not a legal right. In its manifesto, Labour promised to introduce a right to consular assistance. But two… Read More
English Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ), aux côtés des co-amici Mama Koité Doumbia, Association des Femmes pour les Initiatives de Paix (AFIP), Groupe de Recherche, d’Étude, de Formation Femme-Action (GREFFA), Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH), REDRESS, Avocats sans frontières Canada (ASFC) et Sareta Ashraph,… Read More
Français Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ), together with co-amici Mama Koité Doumbia, Association des Femmes pour les Initiatives de Paix (AFIP), Groupe de Recherche, d’Étude, de Formation Femme-Action (GREFFA), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), REDRESS, Lawyers Without Borders Canada (LWB Canada), and Sareta Ashraph,… Read More
By Anne Kavutha Mutua, Innovative Lawyer Awardee SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS Anne Kavutha Mutua is a Kenyan human rights lawyer and REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award recipient. She is the founder and director of The Legal Caravan, an organisation advancing justice and equality through community… Read More
This briefing paper presents the perspectives of survivors of torture and other serious human rights violations during Bangladesh’s July/August 2024 uprising. It examines their experiences, priorities, and barriers related to justice, accountability, and reparation, to inform survivor‑centred reparation initiatives aligned with international human rights standards. The information in this briefing… Read More
Today, 10 UN human rights experts have joined a growing chorus of voices calling on India to urgently release Jagtar Singh Johal, a British blogger who has been unlawfully detained in India for over eight years after being targeted for his activism. In a strongly worded statement, they warn that his… Read More
In May 2024, protests broke out around a local police station in Channagiri, in the state of Karnataka, India. A 33-year-old carpenter, Mohammad Adil, had been taken to the local police station for questioning in connection with a gambling case, but was declared dead in hospital later the… Read More
Today, TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and REDRESS, published the latest edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR). The UJAR 2026 compiles developments in 91 extraterritorial and… Read More
