This blog piece was originally published in the Oxford Human Rights Hub blog * Over the next few months, REDRESS will be publishing a series of Practice Notes on strategic litigation against torture. The first of these, published today, is The Law Against Torture, a guide setting… Read More
This Practice Note provides guidance for individuals and organisations litigating before regional and international human rights treaty bodies and courts on how to facilitate the implementation of their decisions and judgments. It includes advice and examples on not only legal strategy and how to ensure victims’ involvement, but also on… Read More
By Lisa-Marie Rudi, Consultant Legal Officer In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 19 June the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict to emphasise the need to put an end to such violence, to honour survivors around the world and to pay tribute to… Read More
متوفر باللغة العربية Libya failed to protect an Eritrean national from being tortured and suffering other grave human rights violations in detention and must provide him with reparations, Lawyers for Justice in Libya and REDRESS said in a joint submission to the UN Human… Read More
While transiting (migrating) through Libya on his journey to Europe, after escaping from Sudan, Tariku was abducted and held captive for over a year. He was tortured and forced to work. After his release he came to the UK and, having been granted asylum, is now seeing redress for what… Read More
Challenges, Opportunities and Comparative Experiences 1 July 2021 2.30 – 3.45 PM (UK) 3.30 – 4.45 PM (South Africa) Languages available: English, French and Portuguese Register here Violence against the LGBT+ community often amounts to torture or ill-treatment, for example, violent arbitrary arrests, forced medical examinations, ‘corrective rapes’,… Read More
REDRESS is working to increase accountability for discriminatory torture perpetrated… Read More
Read the press release in English Paris, Londres, Ndjamena, New-York, 30 mai 2021 — Cinq ans après le jugement historique au Sénégal de l’ancien dictateur tchadien Hissène Habré, les victimes de son régime violent n’ont pas vu un centime des 150 millions de dollars de réparations ordonnées… Read More
