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CASEWORK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

I. INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTIONS

A. UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

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

B. UN WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED AND INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES

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

C. EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Zontul vs. Greece
-Application to European Court of Human Rights (Aug 2007)

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
- ECCC Decision (20 March 2008)
- Amicus Curiae Submission (22 February 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. 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)