By Rupert Skilbeck 30 years ago today, on Human Rights Day, REDRESS was founded. The founder of REDRESS, Keith Carmichael, was working as a businessman in the Middle East in the 1980s when he was detained without charge for 857 days and tortured. Keith founded REDRESS in 1992, after he… Read More
Coinciding with Human Rights Day and Anti-Corruption Day, the UK government has imposed 30 sanctions on 26 individuals and four entities from 11 different countries (Russia/Crimea, Iran, Kosovo, Mali, Moldova, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Serbia, South Sudan, and Uganda). This includes 21 individuals and four entities for their involvement… Read More
This Guide provides information for survivors of torture, their families, friends, and front-line service providers who are based in the UK about the options available to seek justice, reparation, and accountability for the torture suffered. We want to thank the following translators: Nour Mahameed and Balkees Mgadami (Arabic), Julie Deschaud,… Read More
London Marathon Registration Form Register for a London Marathon Golden Bond place to run with #TeamREDRESS Name* Mx. Mr.Mrs.MissMs.Dr.Prof.Rev. Prefix First Last Date of Birth* Date Format: DD slash… Read More
In this open letter, REDRESS and 19 Egyptian and international non-governmental organisations urge the Embassies of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States to Egypt, and the European Union Delegation to Egypt, to take action to… Read More
REDRESS has responded to a call for input from the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr Alice Edwards, on the challenges preventing effective accountability and justice for victims and survivors of torture, and good practices on the duty to investigate crimes of torture. The input received will inform the report that… Read More
This submission responds to a call for input from the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture on the challenges preventing effective accountability and justice for victims and survivors of torture, and good practices on the duty to investigate crimes of torture. REDRESS’s submission identifies: Inadequacies in national legal frameworks against torture,… Read More
This report, authored by the Free Nazanin Campaign and REDRESS, details for the first time the systematic pattern of human rights abuses committed through Iran’s hostage-taking practice. The report draws in part from detailed testimonies from 26 victims of hostage-taking or their family members, who shared their experiences from their… Read More