On 13 May 2022, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Guidelines on Enforced Disappearances in Africa (EDA Guidelines) at its 71st Ordinary Session in Banjul, The Gambia. This Q&A addresses the key concepts and terminology, the main contexts in which enforced disappearance (ED) happens… Read More
READ OUR ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces looking at some of our key achievements over the past year. In it, REDRESS Head of Law Alejandra Vicente discusses REDRESS’s work with anti-torture NGOs around the world to further the… Read More
READ IN ENGLISH Kairaba Beach Hôtel, Banjul, Gambie. Le 27 octobre 2022 de 18h à 19h30 (heure de Gambie), suivi d’une réception À propos de l’événement : REDRESS et le Global Survivors Fund vous convient à leur événement parallèle à la 73ème session… Read More
LIRE EN FRANÇAIS Kairaba beach Hotel, Banjul, Gambia Thursday, 27 October 2022 6-7:30 pm (Gambia time), followed by a reception REDRESS and the Global Survivors Fund will host a side-event to the 73rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights… Read More
Two years ago, on 20 October 2020, the Nigerian army and police opened fire on peaceful, unarmed protestors gathered at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria. To date, there has been no justice or accountability for survivors and victims of the massacre. REDRESS is urging the… Read More
REDRESS will attend the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, taking place in Banjul, The Gambia, between 20 October and 9 November 2022. The African Commission is the principal human rights mechanism in Africa and monitors implementation of the rights set out in the… Read More
READ OUR ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces looking at some of our key achievements over the past year. In it, REDRESS Head of Communications Eva Sanchis reflects on the release of British-Iranian hostage Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, after six year… Read More
READ OUR ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 This article is part of a series of ‘In Focus’ pieces looking at some of our key achievements over the past year. In it, REDRESS Legal Advisor Chris Esdaile discusses the case of Magdulein Abaida, a Libyan women’s rights activist who secured… Read More