On 2 April 2012, Ansar Dine and AQIM – armed groups pursuing a jihadist ideology – took control of the city in Timbuktu, northern Mali. Over the following nine months, Ansar Dine/AQIM imposed a system of Sharia-based rules and norms on the population, introducing harsh punishments for non-compliance, including… Read More
READ BRIEFING PAPER By Lauren Schaefer, Legal Fellow On 29 July 2025, the UK Supreme Court handed down one of the most important sanctions decisions since Brexit. In Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and… Read More
This briefing covers the UK Supreme Court’s landmark 29 July 2025 ruling in Shvidler and Dalston Projects, which upheld the legality of the UK’s sanctions regime and clarified how proportionality and human rights claims should be assessed. The Court confirmed that sanctions targeting associates of sanctioned individuals are lawful, proportionate,… Read More
READ OUR SANCTIONS MID-YEAR UPDATE Targeted sanctions have become one of the most powerful tools by which governments address human rights abuses and corruption worldwide. However, recent U.S. policy developments risk undermining the credibility of this global response. In a new joint briefing, REDRESS, Human Rights… Read More
REDRESS provides the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation, providing support to the APPG with its administration, policy and communication. The APPG seeks to encourage and support government action on the… Read More
This briefing paper outlines the concept of universal jurisdiction, identifies gaps in the UK’s legal framework that hinder its effective use, and makes recommendations to address them through targeted amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill 2025 to ensure accountability for the most serious international crimes. Read More
This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the United States’ (US), United Kingdom’s (UK), European Union’s (EU), Canada’s, and Australia’s use of their targeted human rights and anticorruption sanctions programmes from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025. Read More
Elizabeth Atieno knows first-hand the importance of victims’ rights – and the frustration when these rights are not realised. She is an advocate for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya, working with the community-based organisation Grace Agenda, and a survivor of sexual violence that took place during the… Read More