This Practice Note aims to facilitate the understanding and practice of a survivor-centred approach to strategic human rights litigation and reparation claims. It is based on REDRESS’ experience, desktop research, and consultations carried out with 12 practitioners from international and national organisations with vast experience in supporting survivors in obtaining… Read More
This Practice Note is aimed at facilitating the understanding of reparation and its many facets, principles, and standards. It provides practical and comparative examples related to claiming and accessing reparations in different contexts in a survivor-centred manner, and proposes strategies to overcome obstacles in the journey towards reparation. This Practice… Read More
With the delivery of the largest reparation order ever issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Dominic Ongwen case today, thousands of victims of his crimes in northern Uganda get closer to obtaining reparation for the harm they have suffered. As human rights organisations who submitted… Read More
Several members of the House of Lords have called on the UK Government to halt the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, echoing REDRESS’ concerns. The Bill, which was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court… Read More
The United Against Torture Consortium are deeply concerned about the unfolding torture crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We call on all parties and the international community to take immediate action to uphold the global and absolute ban on torture and other ill-treatment. In reporting from our… Read More
By Natalia Kubesch (Legal Officer) and Isabelle Terranova (Legal Fellow) Targeted sanctions remain the UK Government’s preferred tool to respond to urgent human rights crises. In the past months, it has used its sanctions powers to challenge Myanmar military-linked enterprises and infantry divisions responsible for ongoing repression… Read More
On 21 February 2024, a coalition of 60 Ukrainian and international organisations and individuals sent an open letter to PM Rishi Sunak calling on his Government to act swiftly to resolve the impasse over the £2.5 billion sale of Chelsea Football Club and fulfil the commitment it made two years… Read More
Lahoucine El Haski claimed before the European Court of Human Rights… Read More
