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CASEWORK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

I. INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTIONS

A. UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

Akwanga v. Cameroon
- Follow-up Submission
- First Submission
Wilson v. the Philippines
- Wilson, Follow-Up Submissions (3 May 2006)
- Wilson, Follow-Up Submissions (29 July 2005)
- Views of the Human Rights Committee, Albert Wilson v. Philippines, Communication No. 868/1999, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/79/D/868/1999 (11 November 2003)
- Comments on the Respondent Submission, Albert Wilson v. Philippines, Communication No. 868/1999, United Nations Human Rights Committee (April 2003)
- Government Reply (5 August 2002)
- First Submission
- For the case filed in the Philippine Supreme Court in September 2009 scroll down to 'Other National Interventions'.

B. UN WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED AND INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES

Submission on Enforced Disappearances in Punjab, India (November, 2007)

C. EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Varnava and Others v. Turkey
- REDRESS intervention submission (2 October 2008)

Mikheyev v. The Russian Federation
- The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (26 January 2006)
- REDRESS' intervention submission (15 March 2005)

Ramzy v. The Netherlands
- Legal brief (22 November 2005)
- Annex (22 November 2005)
- Observations of the Governments of Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia and The United Kingdom (22 November 2005)

D. INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION/COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Leopoldo Garcia Lucero v. Chile
- Decision on Admissibility/ Informe de Admisibilidad (12 October 2005) English - Español
- Further submissions of REDRESS on the Observations provided by the Goverment of Chile/ Observaciones a la respuesta del Gobierno de Chile (15 April 2005) Español
- Observations Provided by the Government of Chile/Respuesta del Estado de Chile (16 March 2005) Español
- Additional Information provided by REDRESS English - Español
- REDRESS' Petition to the IACHR (15 May 2002) English - Español

E. SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE

The Prosecutor against Morris Kallon [Case No. SCSL -2003 -07]
- Court's Decision on the on Challenge to Jurisdiction: Lomé Accord Amnesty:
- Part I of the decision (13 March 2004)
- Part II of the decision (13 March 2004)
- Further Written Submissions of Amicus Curiae (21 November 2003)
- Court's Decision on the Application for Leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief and to present Oral Submissions (1 November 2003)
- Application of REDRESS to intervene (Amicus Brief on the Legality of Amnesties under International Law) (24 October 2003)

F. Cambodia Extraordinary Chamber

Victim Participation at the Cambodia Extraordinary Chamber
- Amicus Curiae Submission (22 February 2008)
- Decision on Civil Party participation in provisional detention appeals (20 March 2008)

II. NATIONAL JURISDICTIONS

A. UK BASED INTERVENTIONS

R. JONES v. SAUDI MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR et. al.
-House of Lords
- Decision of the House of Lords of 14 June 2006
- Statment of the Intervenors on the occassion of the House of Lords' Decision (14 June 2006)
- Third Party Intervention to the House of Lords (REDRESS, Amnesty International, Interights, Justice) (April 2006)
- Statement of the Intervenors on the filing of their third party intervention (25 April 2006)

-Court of Appeal
- Court Orders (10 November 2004)
- Judgment of the Court of Appeal of 28 October 2004
- REDRESS press statement (28 October 2004)
- REDRESS Case Comment (28 October 2004)
- Appellants' Additional Note (6 July 2004)
- Appellant's Further Written Submissions
- Appellant's Skeleton Argument (16 March 2004)
- Further Submissions on Behalf of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
- Expert Medical Report submitted with REDRESS's submission (27 February 2004)
- REDRESS' Submission (5 March 2004)
- Outline Submissions On Behalf of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (1 March 2005)
- Skeleton Argument for the Respondent
- Appellant's Skeleton Argument (5 November 2003)
- Notice of Appeal (9 September 2003)

-High Court of Justice
- Judgment of Master Steven Whitaker (30 July 2003)
- REDRESS press statement (6 September 2003)
- REDRESS press statement (3 June 2003)
- Claimant's Skeleton Argument (22 May 2003)
- First Defendant's Skeleton Argument (23 May 2003)

THE QUEEN On the application of MAZIN JUMAA GATTEH AL SKEINI & OTHERS Claimants v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
- Judgment of the House of Lords (13 June 2007)
- Interveners’ Statement (16 April 2007)
- Questions and Answers (16 April 2007)
- Interveners’ Written Case before the Law Lords (26 March 2007)
- Respondent’s Written Case (March 2007)
- Judgment of the Court of Appeal (21 December 2005)
- REDRESS' statement on the occasion of the judgment of the Court of Appeal (21 December 2003)
- REDRESS and AIRE Centre Appellate Submission (26 September 2005)
- Judgment of the Divisional Court (14 December 2004)
- REDRESS' statement on occasion of the judgement of the Divisional Court (14 December 2004)
- REDRESS' Intervention Submission Before the Divisional Court (14 July 2004)
The Case of A
- Judgment of the House of Lords (8 December 2005)
- REDRESS' statement on the occasion of the decision of the House of Lords (8 December 2005)
- NGO submission before the House of Lords in the Case of A
AL-RAWI et al v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
- NGO Petition for Leave to Intervene before the House of Lords (July 2007)

B. US BASED INTERVENTIONS

Khouzam v. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security et. al.
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- OMCT and REDRESS amicus curiae brief
Binyam Mohamed et al. v. Jeppesen Dataplan Inc. US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, July 10 2008
Arar v. Ashcroft, Secretary
- REDRESS Amicus Brief in the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

C. OTHER NATIONAL INTERVENTIONS

Canada: Commission Of Inquiry Into The Actions Of Canadian Officials In Relation To Maher Arar
- Press Release: Arar Commission recommends a new reivew agency (12 December 2006) - Oral Submission of Carla Ferstman on behalf of the International Intervenors (15 November 2005)
- Factfinder's Report (14 October 2005)
- Oral Submission of David Crossin QC on behalf of the International Intervenors (13 September 2005)
- International NGO submission to factual inquiry and policy review
- International NGO list of sources
- Briefing Note to the U.N. Committee against Torture (May 2005)
- Ruling on National Security Confidentiality (20 December 2004)
- REDRESS' Response to Submissions by Maher Arar Re: Disclosure of Documents (June 2004)
- REDRESS' Opening Statement (June 2004)
- Ruling on Standing (4 May 2004)
- REDRESS' Application For Standing (20 April 2004)

India: Case of Jaswant Singh Khalra
- Open letter of 1 May 2006

Peru
- Amicus Curiae Submission to the Sala Penal Nacional in the case of Ricardo Huaringa Félix (July 2007)

Sri Lanka: Accountability and justice for torture in Sri sLanka
- An open letter to the Attorney General following the verdict of acquittal of the Negombo High Court in the case of Gerald Perera

Philippines
- Case filed in Philippine Supreme Court in September 2009 to enforce Human Rights Commission Views of 11 November 2003
- For documents relating to Wilson v. the Philippines see 'UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE' at the top of the page