We are relaunching our free e-learning course exploring what torture means in the international human rights framework, and how this is relevant to the asylum/immigration system in the UK. We have transformed the course into new short modules to make it easier for people to fit this important training… Read More
This report was submitted to the UN Committee against Torture as an alternative (or shadow) report to the UK’s sixth periodic review taking place in May 2019. The report follows four consultation events and a call for evidence across England and Wales as part of the UK Torture Review project… Read More
Eighty civil society groups and experts reveal failure of the UK to meet anti-torture obligations Evidence submitted to UN today, in first review for five years, shows UK has failed to resolve issues and serious new concerns have emerged Today and tomorrow in Geneva, the UK will face scrutiny for… Read More
La FIDH, la LDH, Human Rights Watch, REDRESS et Amnesty International France, organisations de défense des droits humains engagées de longue date dans le soutien à la capacité de la justice française à contribuer à la lutte contre l’impunité des crimes les plus graves commis à travers le monde, appellent… Read More
REDRESS has been made aware of correspondences being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, text messages and via regular mail or facsimile, falsely stating that they are issued by, or in association with REDRESS. These scams, which may seek to obtain money and/or in many cases personal details from… Read More
REDRESS and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) have issued the following briefing paper to coincide with the ongoing session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which is taking place from the 24th of April to the 14th of May in Egypt. The… Read More
REDRESS and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) have issued this briefing which identifies priority areas for reform on torture in Sudan following the recent removal of Omar al-Bashir as President. It focuses on reparations for victims of torture, ensuring individual accountability and preventing torture in the future. Read More
The ICC has found in an important decision in the Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi case that amnesties and pardons for serious acts constituting crimes against humanity are incompatible with international law, and that they deny the rights of victims. This decision was issued in the context… Read More