By Joss Gillespie, Communications assistant READ OUR 2023 ANNUAL REVIEW On Human Rights Day – 10 December 2022 – REDRESS celebrated 30 years of working to end torture and seek justice for survivors. To mark our 30th anniversary, we held several events throughout the year, including an… Read More
By Natalie Lucas (Legal Officer) and Isabelle Terranova (Legal Fellow) On 8 December, the UK Government announced 46 new designations against individuals and entities involved in serious… Read More
READ THE BRIEFING REDRESS has today released a Briefing outlining its key concerns regarding the UK Government’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. REDRESS urges the Government to adhere to its international legal obligations including the absolute prohibition on torture. REDRESS is… Read More
Briefing outlining the consistent reports of torture being used in Rwanda by both the military and the police. The United Nations has concluded that Rwanda does not have in place the necessary safeguards against torture or the structures to respond to it. Read More
This Annual Review provides an overview of the activities and achievements carried out by REDRESS from April 2022 to March 2023. As REDRESS celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023, we continued to challenge torture and push for accountability across the world. Our successes this year include developing new strategic initiatives… Read More
LEA EL COMUNICADO DE PRENSA EN ESPAÑOL 8 December 2023 — Marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December, the United Against Torture Consortium calls on the international community to once again stand together to… Read More
READ THE PRESS RELEASE IN ENGLISH 8 de diciembre de 2023 — Con motivo del 75.º aniversario de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos (DUDH), el 10 de diciembre, el Consorcio Unidos Contra la Tortura insta a la comunidad internacional a unir esfuerzos una… Read More
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Against Torture Consortium, of which REDRESS is a member, has committed to the following pledges to strengthen and expand the anti-torture movement and its impact on the eradication of torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Read More