Despite institutional and civil society efforts, a significant gap remains in the implementation of decisions of the African Commission of Human and People Rights (ACHPR), particularly those awarding reparations to victims and survivors of torture and other human rights violations. Multiple obstacles continue to hinder the effective delivery… Read More
Statement (English) Заява (українською) Today, States will gather for a diplomatic conference in The Hague for the opening of the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. The Convention establishes an administrative body which will assess claims of compensation for “damage, loss, or injury” caused by Russian… Read More
Спільна заява українських груп постраждалих щодо створення Міжнародної комісії з розгляду вимог щодо України, у якій держави закликаються підписати та ратифікувати Конвенцію, водночас наголошуючи на необхідності інклюзивного, орієнтованого на постраждалих підходу до репарацій, включно з жертвами, які зазнали шкоди до повномасштабного вторгнення. Read More
Joint statement by Ukrainian survivor groups on the establishment of an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, calling on States to sign and ratify the Convention but stressing the need for an inclusive… Read More
On 13 December, the regime of Aliaksandr Lukashenko released over a hundred political prisoners following an agreement with the United States to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Among the released are prominent human rights defenders and Viasna members Ales Bialiatski and Uladzimir Labkovich, as well as key opposition… Read More
This annual review highlights the activities and achievements of REDRESS from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, but also includes some more recent updates. It showcases REDRESS’s legal victories, ranging from a UK ruling that intelligence services must never encourage or facilitate torture to judgments in favour of survivors… Read More
By Malak Khalil, Advocacy and Survivor Participation Fellow Despite estimates that the United Kingdom is home to tens of thousands of torture survivors, there is still no coherent dataset — or even an authoritative estimate — of how many people in the UK have experienced torture. This gap persists… Read More
This briefing paper was prepared for the Backbench business debate on the war in Ukraine in the House of Commons Chamber last 4 December. It provides a background on the UK’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, victims’ right to reparation and the work of the Register of Damage… Read More
