Sanctioning Kleptocrats a Critical Step Towards Accountability in Angola
By Florindo Chivucute | Hanna Yamir, Contributor In November, the UK government announced major sanctions targeting high-profile… Read More
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First Attempt to Apply Universal Jurisdiction to Algeria’s Dirty War: The Khaled Nezzar case in Switzerland by Benoit Meystre
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.
Pushing Justice and Reparation in Darfur
By Ikhlass Ahmed, member of the Darfur Advocacy Group The ongoing conflict in Sudan has left deep scars on the people of Darfur, where human rights violations and atrocities continue to devastate lives. As a member of the Darfur Advocacy Group (DAG), I have witnessed firsthand the pain and resilience… Read More
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture on Hostage-Taking and Torture
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
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2024 in Focus: Repairing the Harm to Survivors of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
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
European Committee of Ministers Urges Lithuania to Implement Court Decision on CIA Rendition Case
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
Briefing Paper: Victims’ Rights at the International Criminal Court
The Victims’ Rights Working Group (VRWG) published this briefing paper during a side-event at 23rd Session of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute. The paper identifies priority areas and key recommendations for the Court’s strategy on victims’ rights. Read More
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Cross-party MPs Urge the UK Government to Tackle Arbitrary Detention of British Nationals Like Jagtar Singh Johal
On 5 December 2024, MPs from every major party called on the Government to take urgent action to remedy the UK’s flawed approach to British nationals detained abroad during a backbench business debate in the House of Commons. The debate, led by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, Chair of the… Read More