March 2024 In March 2022, Roman Abramovich pledged to sell Chelsea Football Club and donate the £2.5 billion to support victims of the war in Ukraine. However, two years on, the sale has hit a...
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March 2024 In March 2022, Roman Abramovich pledged to sell Chelsea Football Club and donate the £2.5 billion to support victims of the war in Ukraine. However, two years on, the sale has hit a...
Introduction Reparation for human rights violations, including torture, is key to victims’ and survivors’ paths towards recovery. It is a complex and multifaceted concept that practitioners must...
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This Practice Note aims to facilitate the understanding and practice of a survivor-centred approach to strategic human rights litigation and reparation claims. It is based on REDRESS’ experience,...
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The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is a constitutionally extraordinary and deeply harmful piece of legislation. It threatens the universality of human rights and is likely in breach...
INTRODUCTION Widespread violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law including forced displacement, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, enforced...
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IN FOCUS REDRESS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS On Human Rights Day – 10 December 2022 – REDRESS celebrated 30 years of working to end torture and seek justice for survivors. To mark our 30th anniversary, we...
December 2023 We have come a long way. A broad legal consensus exists regarding the absolute prohibition against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, recognised as a...
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SUMMARY One of the primary responses of the UK and the EU to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the use of targeted sanctions. To date, both jurisdictions have designated over 1,200 Russian...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 15 April 2023, an armed conflict erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Sup- port Forces. The conflict – which remains ongoing as of 11 September 2023...
To: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Dear Honourable Members, We, the undersigned civil society, and human rights organizations are alarmed by your recent decision[1] to...
RÉSUMÉ Depuis l’indépendance du Tchad acquise en 1960, le clivage entre le nord et le sud du pays a été source de tensions et de conflits1. Ces tensions ont provoqué le premier long conflit...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since Chad gained independence in 1960, the divide between the north and the south of the country has been a driver of tension and conflict.1 These tensions led to the first lengthy...
African Union, Chad Fail Victims 7 Years After Late President’s Conviction (Dakar) – The victims of the late Chadian President Hissène Habré have yet to receive court-ordered reparations, seven years...
Sept ans après la condamnation du défunt président, l’Union africaine et le Tchad n’ont toujours pas rempli leurs obligations à l’égard des victimes (Dakar) Les victimes de l’ancien dictateur...
This is a joint NGO Letter to the Core Group and Co-Sponsoring States of the Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against...
26 April 2023 OPEN LETTER TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, In light of the unfolding...
Khartoum, Nairobi, Paris, London, 17 April 2023. Since April 15, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo,...
NGOs and experts raise concerns over requirement for survivors to file criminal complaints to receive reparation Experts and Non-Governmental Organisations welcomed the adoption by Iraq of the Yazidi...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 50th session (13...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Following the military coup of 25 October 2021, the UN...