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United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) members, IRCT, FIACAT, Omega, OMCT, and REDRESS, together with … Read More

We, the undersigned international human rights organisations, strongly urge the Government of Bangladesh to enact the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2025 and the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinance 2025, which are set to lapse if not promptly passed by Parliament. Following the… Read More

by Obinna Otuson, Innovative Lawyer Awardee SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS Obinna Otuso is a human rights lawyer from Nigeria and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. He works with the Legend Golden Care Foundation, an organisation that provides pro bono legal services… Read More

 Read our new Guidelines to learn more “Reparations are the survivor’s voice”, a survivor of Russia’s war in Ukraine recently told us.  Yet, four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, funding for reparation still pales in comparison to the needs of survivors. Meanwhile, authorities around the world hold billions of Euros… Read More

By Alvi Hakim, Legal and Operations Advisor, BLAST, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh In the immediate aftermath of the July 2024 student protests, BLAST, carried out a fact-finding mission to document the realities faced by survivors, with a particular focus on severely injured survivors in urgent need of medical and… Read More

By Maryna Demura, Innovative Lawyer Awardee Maryna Demura is a human rights lawyer from Ukraine and a recipient of the REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Award. She works with the Information Center for Human Rights (ZMINA), an organisation dedicated to defending human rights, documenting violations, and supporting human rights defenders and civil activists, particularly in the context… Read More

In response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, competent authorities are increasingly taking steps to seize, confiscate, and repurpose Russia-linked assets for the benefit of Ukraine. Most progress made to date has focused on repurposing to finance broad packages of State-level assistance. Commitments to address victims’ urgent reparation needs… Read More

by T Horrow, REDRESS Legal Fellow Bangladesh continues to face serious institutional challenges, which impede the delivery of reparation to survivors of torture, contextual challenges which obstruct survivors in their search for accountability, and practical challenges to providing effective rehabilitation programs to these survivors and their families. It is clear… Read More