This report sheds light on the violence and torture suffered by LGBTIQ+ people in Africa and the challenges that victims face to secure accountability for these crimes. It examines the situation in 11 countries in Africa – Algeria, Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana,… Read More
Wednesday 18 May, 2 pm SIGN UP Many States in Africa continue to afford little to no legal protection to LGBTIQ+ individuals, whilst others criminalise same-sex conduct and… Read More
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) and REDRESS three-part series of factsheets summarises the key thematic areas reviewed in the recent report titled ‘Anti-Torture Standards in Common Law Africa: Good Practices and Way Forward’.
REDRESS and the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition (UKACC) have published a review of the first year of the UK anti-corruption sanctions, outlining how the UK Government has used it powers since 26 April 2021 and identifying key areas for improvement. Read More
As the UK’s anti-corruption sanctions programme marks its first anniversary, how has the Government used its powers, and what does it need to improve?
REDRESS and the National Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) made this submission to draw the Committee against Torture’s attention to the issue of discriminatory violence affecting individuals identifying or perceived as LGBTIQ+ in Kenya. Read More
READ MORE The International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) has collected over 10,0000 victim, witness, and documentary files and 500,000 items from open sources on crimes under international law committed in Belarus since its launch a year ago. With the human rights situation in Belarus and… Read More
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) and REDRESS published a three-part series of factsheets which summarises the key thematic areas reviewed in the recent report titled ‘Anti-Torture Standards in Common Law Africa: Good Practices and Way Forward’. The factsheets review… Read More