This new briefing paper by a coalition of international and Belarusian NGOs highlights the myriad challenges that prevent survivors of torture and other human rights violations from pursuing justice inside and outside Belarus. Since the 2020 presidential election, the human rights situation has significantly worsened; this briefing argues that hundreds… Read More
REDRESS welcomes the Labour Party’s commitment to introduce a legal right to consular assistance to British nationals detained abroad, and establish a new special envoy to oversee cases of arbitrary detention and hostage-taking, as announced today by the Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy. The… Read More
Вікторія Керр Консультантка з правових питань REDRESS Окупація Росією Криму в 2014 році, конфлікт на сході України, що триває з 2014 року, та повномасштабне вторгнення Росії в Україну, що розпочалося 24 лютого 2022 року, принесли з собою масштабні порушення міжнародного права прав людини та міжнародного гуманітарного права, включаючи примусове переміщення,… Read More
REDRESS is recruiting a Legal Advisor to manage our Reparations programme. We are seeking applications from senior lawyers with significant experience in the practice of human rights law to join the small team of senior lawyers at REDRESS. REDRESS has a diverse team from different backgrounds and with different experiences. Read More
REDRESS is recruiting a Legal Advisor to manage our work relating to Dissent and Discrimination. We are seeking applications from senior lawyers with significant experience in the practice of human rights law to join the small team of senior lawyers at REDRESS. REDRESS has a diverse team from different backgrounds… Read More
This report provides a detailed legal analysis concluding that the Egyptian authorities’ use of torture is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity under customary international law by which Egypt is bound. It was written by REDRESS in collaboration with the Egyptian Initiative for… Read More
Today, a coalition of international and Egyptian NGOs has submitted a detailed legal analysis to the UN Committee against Torture concluding that the Egyptian authorities’ use of torture is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity under customary international law. The legal analysis forms the… Read More
Читати українською By Victoria Kerr REDRESS Consultant Legal Officer Vast violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law including forced displacement, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, have been reported during Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014, the conflict in… Read More