As States prepare for the UN Human Rights Council’s review of Tanzania in October-November 2026, the United against Torture Consortium (UATC) and partners urge UN Member States to respond to the country’s troubling human rights situation with heightened scrutiny, and to put forward recommendations that reflect the gravity and systematic nature of ongoing violations. A coalition of UATC members, specifically IRCT, FIACAT, Omega,… Read More
United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) members, IRCT, FIACAT, Omega, OMCT, and REDRESS, together with … Read More
We, the undersigned international human rights organisations, strongly urge the Government of Bangladesh to enact the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2025 and the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinance 2025, which are set to lapse if not promptly passed by Parliament. Following the… Read More
by Obinna Otuson, Innovative Lawyer Awardee Obinna Otuso is a human rights lawyer from Nigeria and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. He works with the Legend Golden Care Foundation, an organisation that provides pro bono legal services to indigent inmates, expands access to education for disadvantaged children,… Read More
Read our new Guidelines to learn more “Reparations are the survivor’s voice”, a survivor of Russia’s war in Ukraine recently told us. Yet, four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, funding for reparation still pales in comparison to the needs of survivors. Meanwhile, authorities around the world hold billions of Euros… Read More
By Maryna Demura, Innovative Lawyer Awardee Maryna Demura is a human rights lawyer from Ukraine and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. She works with the Information Center for Human Rights (ZMINA), an organisation dedicated to defending human rights, documenting violations, and supporting human rights defenders and civil activists, particularly in the context… Read More
In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, competent authorities are increasingly taking steps to seize, confiscate, and repurpose Russia-linked assets for the benefit of Ukraine. Most progress made to date has focused on repurposing to finance broad packages of State-level assistance. Commitments to address victims’ urgent reparation needs… Read More
by T Horrow, REDRESS Legal Fellow Bangladesh continues to face serious institutional challenges, which impede the delivery of reparation to survivors of torture, contextual challenges which obstruct survivors in their search for accountability, and practical challenges to providing effective rehabilitation programs to these survivors and their families. It is clear… Read More
