REDRESS has submitted this evidence to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee relating to Iran’s practice of unlawfully detaining dual and foreign nationals. The Foreign Affairs Committee is currently carrying out an inquiry into the UK’s relationship with Iran. The inquiry will explore the nature of the engagement between the… Read More
On 12th March 2020, the Inter American Court of Human Rights gave its judgment in which it found Peru responsible for torture and sexual violence against an LGBTI person by Peruvian police officers in 2008. It is the first time in its history that the Court, the ultimate authority… Read More
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) has released today a new resource as part of its series of implementation tools, on the “Non-admission of evidence obtained by torture and ill-treatment: Procedures and practices”. The tool was prepared for CTI by REDRESS. CTI’s latest tool offers guidance to States on how… Read More
In times of crisis, we need to be particularly vigilant about protecting human rights, and the Covid-19 outbreak is no exception. To contain the pandemic, many governments have enacted unprecedented emergency measures, and in some cases, they have introduced sweeping new powers with little oversight, which… Read More
Last month, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the previous decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I, which found that the case against Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi is admissible before the Court. In a separate opinion released this week, Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza has… Read More
In the light of reports of a possible outbreak of coronavirus in Tihar Prison, and fears that Jagtar Singh Johal may contract the virus, our new briefing outlines India’s legal obligations to provide Jagtar with appropriate and timely medical treatment. Under international law, India is required to provide medical… Read More
On Monday 6 April 2020, a Senegalese judge granted Hissène Habré a two-month release from prison, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, as ordered by the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in 2016 and confirmed on appeal in 2017. His legal team… Read More
Lea el comunicado en español The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) has found Peru responsible for the torture and sexual violence against an LGBTI person by Peruvian police officers in 2008. It is the first time in its history that the IACtHR, … Read More