Important: The judgment discussed below is part of ongoing criminal proceedings in the UK, which are subject to reporting restrictions. The UK Supreme Court has published its judgment in a redacted, anonymised form, and it is discussed on that basis below. Publication of further details of the case could prejudice… Read More
Detention, whether pre-trial or immigration, creates systemic challenges for victims of violent crime. Where detainees suffer violent crime, they are victims with rights under EU law. This is so even if they are also suspected perpetrators of crime or undocumented migrants. There is however a failure in society at large… Read More
Our Annual Review 2019 sets out what REDRESS has achieved from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. This has included a timely report on reparations at the International Criminal Court on victim participation, responding to the situation in Sudan, and organising a broad coalition of NGOs to prepare a… Read More
India continues to ignore its binding international obligations to investigate the allegations of torture in Jagtar Singh-Johal’s case, as Monday 4 November 2019 marks two years since his arrest in India. New expert analysis has added further support to Jagtar’s claims of torture. Jagtar, a… Read More
An independent expert analysis conducted by the International Rehabilitation Council (IRCT), the world’s leading centre of knowledge on the physical and psychological effects of torture and ill-treatment, has found that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Jagtar Singh Johal was tortured in India. Jagtar,… Read More
The Chadian government has yet to provide reparations ordered by a court in 2015 to 7,000 victims of grave crimes under the rule of former dictator Hissène Habré, four human rights groups said today. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which is currently reviewing Chad’s human rights record… Read More
Enforced disappearances in Africa will be the focus of a panel that will take place today during the 65th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. The panel is being organised by REDRESS jointly with the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA) and… Read More