Cameroon, a country facing ongoing violence and human rights violations, continues to show scant regard for the decisions and interventions of international and regional human rights institutions. According to Amnesty International, “repeated requests [to Cameroon] for fact-finding missions have gone unanswered,… Read More
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NGOs have urged Secretary Blinken and USAID Administrator Power to repurpose a percentage of immobilized Russian sovereign assets towards urgent interim reparation which would address the devastating harms suffered by the most vulnerable survivors of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. According to the U.S. REPO for Ukrainians Act, the Secretary of… Read More
Since 2022, REDRESS has been working alongside a group of UK-based survivors of torture and their family members in the UK. This began with the co-production of the ‘Whose Justice’ report, that highlights what justice means to survivors in practice, why it is important, and what their key barriers are… Read More
REDRESS is inviting applications for financial partnerships to support litigation workshops, particularly addressing torture in the context of protests and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ persons.
This publication builds on the discussions from a thematic briefing on reparation for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence held by REDRESS and the Global Survivors Fund during the 88th session of CEDAW. It highlights the challenges faced by survivors and the existing gaps in law and practice that hinder the… Read More
One year on from the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the United Against Torture Consortium calls for States to take immediate concrete actions to prevent genocide, torture, and other international crimes.
The armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has caused unprecedented devastation. Rather than mitigating the magnitude of civilian harm caused by their fighting, the warring parties have each exploited the ongoing state of conflict to target civilians. This report is an abridged… Read More
