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On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United Against Torture Consortium urges States to take real action to end torture and ill-treatment   Torture and… Read More

State hostage-taking, where individuals are arbitrarily detained by foreign governments for diplomatic leverage, involves serious violations of human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture and ill-treatment. It is widely accepted that the practice of State hostage-taking is increasing internationally. British nationals are among the most frequent… Read More

REDRESS will share the findings of their newly released reports and, alongside expert speakers, highlight… Read More

Torture and ill-treatment in India are widespread and systemic, often carried out with impunity by State authorities. This report calls for urgent legal and policy reforms by the Indian Government and the international community to prevent torture, ensure justice for survivors, and eliminate these grave abuses. This report was prepared… Read More

Masafu Okwara is a lawyer at the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) and a recipient of REDRESS’s Innovative Lawyers Awards. She spoke with REDRESS about confronting discrimination and violence against LGBTIQ+ people in Kenya. Through NGLHRC’s Legal Aid Clinic, she provides free legal representation to LGBTIQ+… Read More

Between 10 and 13 June 2025 a UK Tribunal will hold an unprecedented trial to consider the extent of British involvement in the torture of Mustafa al-Hawsawi by US forces, marking the first time a UK judicial body has scrutinised alleged UK complicity in CIA abuses.  … Read More

6 June 2025 – The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) forcefully condemns the United States government’s decision to impose sanctions on four sitting judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their work on the Palestine and Afghanistan situations. The US is not only targeting specific cases, it is… Read More

By Peace Amito Programme Manager Consultant In 2024, the Citizens’ Gavel Foundation for Social Justice, a Nigerian legal advocacy NGO, secured the release of Taiwo Dosunmu, a videographer arbitrarily detained and subjected to ill-treatment for four years following the #EndSARS protests. Although Taiwo was not a protester, he was… Read More