The UK’s intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 provided a tip-off that led to the detention and torture of British blogger Jagtar Singh Johal, it is claimed in a legal claim filed by Mr Johal and supported by Reprieve and REDRESS. Jagtar Singh Johal is a British man from Dumbarton, who… Read More
Download the report The UK is home to between 60,000 and 98,000 survivors of torture in the refugee population alone, according to some studies. A new REDRESS report, Whose Justice? Reflections from UK-based survivors of torture, confirms that contrary… Read More
Read the press release in English Six ans après la condamnation de Hissène Habré, l’Union africaine et le Tchad n’ont toujours pas rempli leurs obligations à l’égard des victimes. Les victimes de l’ancien dictateur tchadien Hissène Habré attendent toujours de… Read More
Lire le communiqué de presse en français Six Years After Hissène Habré’s Conviction, African Union and Chad Fail Victims The victims of the late Chadian president Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his historic conviction in Senegal, seven organisations said today. On… Read More
REDRESS together with partner organizations Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), MENA Rights Group, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the adoption of the first African instrument aimed to eradicate and prevent enforced disappearances, and to improve the… Read More
नेपालीमा पढ्नुहोस् Nepal has been found responsible for the extrajudicial killing and torture, including rape, of a 16-year-old girl during the Nepalese Civil War, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. In a case that could have an impact in other cases of sexual violence during the… Read More
The handling of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case raises urgent questions about how the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) responds to the torture of British citizens abroad and the effectiveness of its current approach. REDRESS is urging the UK government to launch an independent, external… Read More
Read the report Read the report summary in English, French and Portuguese A new REDRESS report, UNEQUAL J… Read More