In February 2024, the ICC delivered its largest Reparation Order in the case against Dominic Ongwen, awarding reparations to thousands of victims of his crimes. This briefing paper examines the Reparation Order and looks ahead to a survivor-centred implementation. Read More
Ahead of renewed mass protests in Kenya, the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) expresses its grave concern over clear and convincing evidence of the systematic torture and ill-treatment, extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances of protesters by Kenyan security forces. We call on the Government of Kenya to issue an… Read More
Français This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture (1984-2024) by giving a voice to torture victims, experts, and activists. On the 24th December… Read More
English Cette interview fait partie de l’initiative multimédia Voices for Human Dignity du Consortium United Against Torture. Cette initiative célèbre le 40e anniversaire de la Convention contre la torture (1984-2024) en faisant entendre la voix des victimes de torture, des experts et des militants. … Read More
REDRESS urges the UK Government to re-direct the £783,827 recovered from sanctioned Russian oligarch Petr Aven to support survivors of the conflict in Ukraine. Petr Aven has once been described as one of “Vladimir Putin’s closest oligarchs”, with an estimated fortune of £4.5 billion, including a luxury estate outside London. Read More
On 31 July 2024, it was announced that, after 2 years of negotiations with Prosecutors, a plea deal had been reached which would have removed the risk that our client, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, along with two other… Read More
The tenth edition of our bulletin features recent highlights of our work, including forming the ‘Global Initiative Against Impunity’ to address the global rise in impunity for international crimes and serious human rights violations. Amid a global surge in protests demanding change from those in power, we have also challenged… Read More
by Natalie Lucas (Legal Officer, REDRESS) and Nelson Olanipekun (Founder, Citizens Gavel) On 10 July, the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delivered a significant judgement against… Read More
