The 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court presents an important opportunity to recall the centrality of victims to the Rome Statute system. As part of this historic year of reflection, the Victims’ Rights Working Group, together with REDRESS, will launch this month a series of Lunch… Read More
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first international criminal tribunal with a permanent mandate and the power to award reparations to victims of crimes who come before it. The ICC’s legal framework provides innovative features giving effect to victims’ rights to access effective redress. It enables victims to participate… Read More
REDRESS is a human rights charity based in London that works internationally to combat torture by seeking justice and reparation for torture survivors.
Our UK operations, based out of a London office, is comprised of a diverse and dedicated group of people that works on REDRESS’ programmes, campaigns, events, communications and general affairs. The work of our staff is supported by our Board of Trustees, Patrons, a Global Advisory Council and Legal Advisory Council.
This report summarises the proceedings of the stakeholder roundtable organised by the Human Rights Center at the University of California, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and REDRESS, to assess how to best incorporate techniques of victim participation at the ICC and other comparative jurisdictions into the workings of… Read More
The trial of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which starts today in The Hague, presents the best prospect yet for victims of the brutal two-decade conflict in northern Uganda to have the terrible harm that they suffered acknowledged at last. Over 4,000 victims are… Read More
This manual seeks to assist those working to fight torture and to support victims through litigation in six countries in East Africa: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. This region boasts a vibrant and active civil society that has advocated for the introduction of specific anti-torture legislation to create… Read More
This report presents an in-depth assessment of the anti-torture legal frameworks in place in seven countries in South and West Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda. The report identifies best practices, shortcomings and the key components of an effective anti-torture… Read More