Read the report Ahead of a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran tomorrow, REDRESS and the Free Nazanin Campaign have published a report, which details for the first time the systematic pattern of human… Read More
Download our factsheet: The UK’s Use of Coordinated Magnistky Sanctions Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Magnitsky Sanctions called for greater coordination between the UK and its partners in imposing targeted “Magnitsky” sanctions against human rights abusers and corrupt actors. “Magnitsky” sanctions were first introduced by the… Read More
This factsheet provides recommendations to the UK Government on how to improve its multilateral approach to Magnitsky sanctions by sanctioning more perpetrators already identified and sanctioned by partner jurisdictions where they meet the requirements for designation under the UK regime, and where the UK has failed to sanction. Read More
This letter, signed by a coalition of NGOS, raises serious concerns about the UK government’s proposed National Security Bill, in particular, the possibility that it might shield ministers or officials from accountability for assisting murder and torture, or prevent victims of torture from receiving compensation on the basis of… Read More
Facing significant gaps in the use of Magnitsky sanctions by the U.S., Canada, UK, and EU, leading human rights organisations have issued today the first-ever multilateral report calling for the more effective use of these human rights and anti-corruption accountability tools. Michael Breen, President and CEO of Human… Read More
This report focuses on the use of global targeted human rights and corruption sanctions programs in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union since 2017, highlighting the gaps in the use of these sanctions. The report has been co-authored by leading human rights organisations Human Rights… Read More
**News update: The eight protestors were acquitted by the court on 6 March 2023. We will be updating our press release as more information becomes available. ** متوفر باللغة العربية REDRESS, the Missing Initiative, and the Sudanese Defenders Centre for Legal Aid have appealed… Read More
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) together with REDRESS, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and FIACAT have produced a series of videos with the new UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Dr. Alice Edwards, on her main priorities for her… Read More