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In a joint statement, 13 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey… Read More

BRIEFING (English/Français/Español) The principle of universal jurisdiction allows States to investigate and prosecute international crimes, regardless of where the crimes were committed or the nationality or residence of the perpetrator or the victim. As of 2022, there were more than 6,000 core international crime cases in… Read More

This briefing paper was prepared for parliamentarians on the Crime and Policing Bill. It recommends that MPs should seek to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to include provisions allowing instrumentalities, proceeds or property confiscated under POCA to be used for “public interests or social purposes”, where appropriate. Read More

Following his acquittal in a case against him in India a month ago, the prison conditions of British human rights activist Jagtar Singh Johal have worsened, with his transfer to detention in Delhi, where he is subject to solitary confinement, according to his… Read More

Today many of the 200+ international partners of our United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) face the sudden loss of vital international financial support for the fight against torture, from the US, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany, and other countries, amidst allegations of widespread torture and ill-treatment, and… Read More

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