Survivors' Stories

Les Walker
British

One thing that really hurt was catching sight of ‘Made in England’ on the handcuffs.

Read more of Les' story

Fundraise for REDRESS

Bake saleShow your support, make a difference and raise money for REDRESS. Whether it is running a marathon, trekking through the Sahara desert or hosting a fundraising party for friends, your support will help us to combat torture.

The money that you raise could help us secure justice for torture survivors in the UK and worldwide. It could help us to ensure that perpetrators of torture are investigated and prosecuted. It could support our work to ensure that torture survivors’ rights are upheld in international and national courts and tribunals. 


Virgin London Marathon 2013

Congratulations to all our runners who have run the London Marathon on April 21!

Amir Arasta, Luke Whiting, Stephen Jones, Dan Hale, Andrew Pears and Ben Freedman have already raised over £5,000 through their online fundraising pages alone in support of REDRESS! A big Thank You to them all!

You too can help them raise money for REDRESS' work on behalf of torture survivors by sponsoring them through their fundraising pages (click on the runner's name above to be redirected to the pages).

REDRESS staff was there to support them during the race - see below some pictures!

Thank you all for your support.

 

 Andrew Pears, after crossing the finish line

 Andrew Pears, after crossing the finish line.

 

Dan and Arianna at Horse Guards Parade waiting to meet the runners!

Dan and Arianna, at Horse Guards Parade

 

The British 10k London Run 2012

We would like to congratulate our runners for having participated in the London 10K on July 8!

Nick Damski, Stephanie Damski, Mari Oye, Sarah Robertson, Rob Mills and Carla Ferstman, REDRESS' Director, have already raised over £1 100 for REDRESS through their fundraising pages alone, which is a really important contribution to our day to day work. You can still support our runners by visiting their fundraising pages (click on the runner's name).

Every penny raised will support REDRESS' work assisting survivors of torture to achieve justice in the UK and overseas.

Thank you for your support!

 

A picture of some of our runners and REDRESS staff. Check our Facebook page for more pictures!

 

The 8th London Legal Sponsored Walk - 21 May 2012

Congratulations to our dedicated team who walked the 10K London Legal Walk on May 21! They joined the Lord Chief Justice and thousands of other walkers in an effort to raise funds for agencies and organisations that provide free legal advice to those who cannot afford to pay. 

You can still support REDRESS' team through our fundraising page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Redress. All funds donated go to REDRESS without deduction and will help us to continue seeking justice for torture survivors!

Thank you all for your support!

 

Virgin London Marathon 2012

Congratulations to all our runners who participated in the London Marathon on April 22!

The fundraising efforts of our 7 commited runners: Charles Barclay, Arild Dregelid, Francis Fitzgibbon, Roger Foulger, Ben Freedman, Don Guttenplan and Alice Haslem have been impressive with over £13 500 raised so far! These donations make a very real and significant contribution in supporting our work to combat torture and obtain justice for torture survivors.

You can still support our runners by visiting their fundraising pages (by clicking on their names above)!

REDRESS' staff was there to support our runners during the race:

  

The Women's 5k Challenge 2011

REDRESS would like to congratulate and thank this year's team of dedicated runners at the Women's 5k Challenge 2011 - the event took place in Hyde Park on Sunday 11th September!

We would like to thank Helen, Carla, Helen D, and Eva for their efforts in making the event such a great day, and for raising what amounts so far to nearly £600!

Unfortunately the Women's 5k Challenge will not be held in 2012, as the scheduling of this event would have fallen between the London 2012 Olympic Games and the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

 

 

The British 10k London Run 2011

REDRESS would like to congratulate and thank this year's team of dedicated runners at the British 10k London Run 2011.

Casey Davison O’Brien, Ludo Portier, and Roger Foulger all took to the streets of London on Sunday 10th  July in support of REDRESS - thanks to their excellent fundraising efforts! 

Thanks again to Casey, Ludo and Roger for a great run and to all who have, and continue to pledge money in support of REDRESS.

 

The 7th London Legal Sponsored Walk - 16 May 2011

The Redress Walk Team has now successfully completed the 10km London Legal Sponsored Walk 2011!

By taking part in this sponsored walk, Casey, Helen, Sarah, Michelle, Jehangir, Lorraine, and Sergey have raised more than £400 for Redress.         

To find out more about the event itself, simply visit the official website for the London Legal Sponsored Walk 2011 http://londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk/article/74/london-legal-sponsored-walk-may-16th-2011

 

2011 Virgin London Marathon - 17 April 2011

The Run for REDRESS team!

Congratulations to Toby Hewitt, Suzanne King, and Dan Milton for succesfully completing the London Marathon on Sunday 17th April - their determination and commitment to training for the Marathon and fundraising for REDRESS has been fantastic!!

Our runners' fundraising efforts this year really have been outstanding, with more than £3,000 raised between Suzanne, Toby, and Dan through their JustGiving sites alone!!!

REDRESS' Casey Davison O'Brien and Sarah Fulton were there to greet Toby as he arrived at the finish line early on in the afternoon:

Toby Hewitt is greeted by Casey and Sarah from Redress

Later, Suzanne and then Dan burst through the finish line and were found celebrating at Horse Guards Parade!

Suzanne and Dan


Shop! And still raise money

Mission FishIf you are selling items on eBay, you can choose to donate between 10%-100% of your item’s sale price to REDRESS. If you are buying items on eBay, look for items which are donating to REDRESS in the listings. Click on the Mission Fish logo to find out more.

 

Start shopping with AmazonLearn how up to 10% of your purchases on Amazon can be donated to REDRESS.

 

 

Charity Flowers     Learn how 15% of your Charity Flowers purchases can be  donated to REDRESS

 


Donate to REDRESS

 

JustGiving website

Through JustGiving you can support REDRESS by creating an event or supporting an existing one

 

 Virgin Money Giving

Through Virgin Money Giving you can support REDRESS by creating an event or supporting an existing one

 

 


Overseas and UK Charity Challenges

Dog sledding through the Arctic, trekking through the Sahara Desert, horse riding through rural Rajasthan? If these sound like your sort of challenge then check Classic Tours and Across the Divide for details of these and other activities.


More Fundraising Ideas!

We have lots of ideas for fundraising events that you, your friends or colleagues could do, whether it is a collection by the coffee machine at work or having a party. We welcome your ideas too, so please contact us for further tips and support.


Please call 020 7793 1777 or email liliana@redress.org for further information


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