Read it in English متوفر باللغة العربية À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des victimes de disparitions forcées, le 30 août, une coalition d’ONG appelle les États africains à mettre fin immédiatement à cette pratique, à contraindre les personnes responsables à rendre des comptes,… Read More
Lire le communiqué de presse en français متوفر باللغة العربية Ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August, an NGO coalition is calling on African States to end this practice immediately, hold perpetrators to account, search… Read More
Register here 26 AUGUST 2020 4PM-5PM (East Africa) | 1PM-2PM (West Africa) | 3-4 PM (South Africa/EU) Simultaneous translation: French, English, Arabic. Join a discussion on the struggle faced by victims of enforced disappearances in Africa to obtain justice, truth and reparations. The practice of enforced disappearances… Read More
Enforced disappearances in Africa will be the focus of a panel that will take place today during the 65th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. The panel is being organised by REDRESS jointly with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA) and… Read More
Read in English A l’occasion de la Journée des victimes de disparition forcée, cinq organisations de défense des droits de l’homme appellent les Etats africains à cesser d’avoir recours aux disparitions forcées et à garantir justice et réparations pour les milliers de victimes en Afrique. Depuis des… Read More
lire en français On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, five leading human rights organisations are calling on African states to end the use of enforced disappearances and ensure justice and reparations for thousands of victims in Africa. For decades, thousands of people including… Read More
In many conflicts in Africa, from the Algerian civil war in the 1990s, Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, Sudan during the civil war, and Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe, opponents of the government or people just in the wrong place at the wrong time have disappeared. The victims of these enforced disappearances… Read More
Torture is a global phenomenon, and REDRESS is active in many different parts of the world. We currently have over 60 active cases and projects in 38 countries worldwide including in Sub-Saharan Africa, the MENA region, Europe, Asia and the Americas: In the Americas, we work in the Inter-American human… Read More