READ THE BRIEFING PAPER Governments around the world have expressed an interest in confiscating sanctioned Russian oligarch assets and repurposing them as reparations for victims in Ukraine. However, existing legislation is largely ill-equipped to achieve this goal. (See our briefing: Repurposing Frozen… Read More
This briefing reviews four laws in Italy, Canada, Switzerland, and France, which enable the freezing, seizing, confiscation and/or repurposing of assets of perpetrators for the benefit of victims. Read More
This briefing highlights the urgent need for legal reforms in Sudan prohibiting the use of information tainted by torture in any judicial proceedings, as required by article 15 of the Convention against Torture. The briefing also shows that many cases move through Sudanese courts in which allegations of torture have been… Read More
Download Briefing متوفر باللغة العربية As a party to the UN Convention against Torture since August 2021, Sudan must prohibit, prevent, punish, and provide reparations for torture and other ill-treatment. As part of this commitment, Sudan must ensure… Read More
Researchers from the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Essex, in partnership with REDRESS, have launched new international guidelines, the Belfast Guidelines on Reparations in Post-Conflict Societies. The guidelines have been designed to share good practice with State and non-State actors on the implementation… Read More
This report provides information on REDRESS’s activities from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, including a review of our impact and activities, governance and management, and a financial review; an Independent Auditors Report, with their opinion on the accounts of the charity for the financial year, and a Statement… Read More
The UK’s intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 provided a tip-off that led to the detention and torture of British blogger Jagtar Singh Johal, it is claimed in a legal claim filed by Mr Johal and supported by Reprieve and REDRESS. Jagtar Singh Johal is a British man from Dumbarton, who… Read More
CASE BACKGROUND The five plaintiffs in this case are (1) Mr. Llewellyn Smith, (2) Mr. Xolani Zulu, (3) Mr. Benson Qibi,(4) Mr. Abel Phasha and (5) Mr. Mthokozisi Sithole. The plaintiffs brought two separate civil claims against the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services for the actions of correctional officers… Read More
