Enforced disappearance has been used as a tool of oppression all over the world in the context of internal armed conflicts; its use in Africa can be traced back to colonial times, when many colonial governments disappeared freedom fighters. Today, many African States use enforced disappearance in a range of… Read More
30 August 2021 4-5pm EAT | 1-2 pm GMT | 2-3 pm BST | 3-4 pm SAST | 2-3pm CAT | 1-2pm WAT Simultaneous Translation: English, French,… Read More
New sanctions to tackle corruption abroad are welcome, but the UK urgently needs to get serious about a more holistic approach to tackling UK money laundering of ill gotten gains if the regime is to have credibility The UK UK Anti-Corruption Coalition said: “We want the UK’s anti-corruption sanctions regime… Read More
We challenge torture that is used to suppress activism and protest Torture is used with impunity against human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, protesters, and activists, particularly climate and environmental defenders. This often takes the form of police brutality. As authoritarianism has risen around the globe, the use of torture to crush dissent has also increased, including through the inappropriate use of… Read More
Read our Annual Review This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces which look at some of our key achievements over the past year. In this piece, we discuss the work that REDRESS has been doing with partners… Read More
Register here 15 December, 1-2:15 PM (GMT) | 4-5:15 PM (ETA) Join us for a conversation commemorating the 10th anniversary of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPED) coming to force. To this day, 98 States have signed the ICPED, and… Read More
متوفر باللغة العربية Lire le communiqué de presse en français An NGO coalition comprising the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), MENA Rights Group, REDRESS and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) welcome a resolution of the… Read More
Une coalition d’ONG incluant l’African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), MENA Rights Group, REDRESS et (ZLHR) salue la résolution de la Commission Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples (la Commission) appelant à l’élaboration de directives visant à mettre fin aux disparitions… Read More