Lire le communiqué de presse en français Six Years After Hissène Habré’s Conviction, African Union and Chad Fail Victims The victims of the late Chadian president Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his historic conviction in Senegal, seven organisations said today. On… Read More
REDRESS together with partner organizations Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), MENA Rights Group, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) welcome the adoption of the first African instrument aimed to eradicate and prevent enforced disappearances, and to improve the… Read More
नेपालीमा पढ्नुहोस् Nepal has been found responsible for the extrajudicial killing and torture, including rape, of a 16-year-old girl during the Nepalese Civil War, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. In a case that could have an impact in other cases of sexual violence during the… Read More
REDRESS is working in collaboration with the Convention against Torture Initiative… Read More
The handling of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case raises urgent questions about how the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) responds to the torture of British citizens abroad and the effectiveness of its current approach. REDRESS is urging the UK government to launch an independent, external… Read More
REDRESS has written a letter to the UK government requesting that it engages civil society, including victim and survivor groups, in the repurposing of £2.5 billion following sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea Football Club. It is reported that the funds will be forfeited… Read More
In this letter, REDRESS requests the UK government to engage civil society including victim and survivor groups on the repurposing of £2.5 billion (‘the funds’) following Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea Football Club. It is reported that the funds will be forfeited to the UK government and earmarked… Read More
READ THE BRIEFING PAPER A new briefing paper, Universal Jurisdiction Law and Practice in England and Wales, providing an overview of the national legal framework on universal jurisdiction in England and Wales, is now available. Developed in collaboration with TRIAL International and the… Read More
