Tomorrow the international community will honour victims of torture on the UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture. On this day REDRESS pays tribute to the increasing number of survivors who are rising up to demand justice and, in so doing, helping to turn the tide from a culture… Read More
From 13-14 April 2012, in the margins of the NGO Forum preceding the 51st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), lawyers and other experts met in Kololi, The Gambia, to discuss victims’ experiences of accessing justice and seeking reparation. Participants included lawyers and experts from… Read More
In a report released today, an important parliamentary committee has again called on the UK Government to designate Bahrain as a “country of concern” in its human rights policies, reflecting REDRESS’ ongoing concerns about the human rights situation in Bahrain. Earlier this year, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) released… Read More
Today is the United Nation’s Annual Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a day when we remember all those world-wide who are suffering and have suffered torture. Established to mark the day the UN Convention Against Torture came into force (June 26, 1987) it coincides this year with momentous events. In… Read More
REDRESS, the international human rights organisation with a mandate to assist torture survivors to obtain justice, today stands in solidarity with the many survivors of torture around the world who say – ‘enough is enough’ – it is time to root out torture once and for all. 26 June 2007… Read More
REDRESS, the international human rights organisation with a mandate to assist torture survivors to obtain justice, today called for the speedy enactment of the Torture (Damages) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by the Lord Archer of Sandwell QC. The Bill would enable torture survivors to bring a claim for… Read More