Events & Conferences
REDRESS and FIDA Uganda hold workshop on stretegic litigation for conflict-related gender based violence in Africa, in Uganda, April 25-27 2012
REDRESS in partnership with FIDA Uganda, organized a 3 day strategy workshop on strategic litigation for conflict-related gender based violence in Africa from 25 to 27 April 2012, in Kampala, Uganda.
In the broader context of enabling women and girls in post conflict contexts to access justice and obtain reparations for torture and sexual violence, this workshop aimed at encouraging the sharing of ideas and best practice amongst lawyers working with women and girls victims of torture and sexual violence, with a view to litigating these cases before national, regional and international bodies. The seminar provided an opportunity for a small group of invited lawyers from Burundi, CAR, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda, to interact, and share national experiences and practices.
The sessions included updates on various substantive and procedural issues relating to gender crimes, as well as strategies for accessing different regional and international forums, including the African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples’ rights; the International Criminal Court and UN Treaty bodies. Participants were also encouraged to discuss and share best practices and challenges encountered in their respective countries with regards to litigating such cases.
REDRESS, CIHRS, IMLU, IHRDA and the VRWG hold workshop on rights of victims of systemic crimes in The Gambia, Africa, April 13-14 2012
The workshop, open to the public, will take place at the Kairaba Hotel, PMB 390 Serrekunda, The Gambia, West Africa. For further information, contact juergen@redress.org or dadimos@redress.org
Join us for a Literary Evening to mark our 20th anniversary: 24 April, The Tabernacle, London
Join us for a Literary Evening to mark our 20th anniversary: 24 April, The Tabernacle, London
REDRESS is holding a literary evening and drinks reception to mark its 20th anniversary. The event will take place at the iconic Tabernacle, in the heart of London, on April 24, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
The evening will feature readings from prominent writers that have canvassed the topic of torture and human rights in their work such as Haifa Zangana, Roma Tearne and Patricio Pron. In addition, a number of clients who have undergone torture will present readings during the evening.
For information, contact Catie Harvey at catie@redress.org or +44 020 77931777
If you can’t come but would like to give a donation, you can do so by clicking here
Call for applicants: Meeting of African Experts on the Law and Practice in Respect of Torture
Naivasha, Kenya, 10-12 May 2012
- Event information (English)
- Event information (French)
REDRESS and SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law
Book launch and seminar "Law reform and transitional justice: human rights perspectives for Sudan"
London, 20 January 2012, 18:00 pm, Room G3, SOAS Main Building, all welcome.
- Event information (English)
Victims, Reparations and the ICC: Challenges and Opportunities
New York, 13 December 2011, 1:15 - 2:15 pm
Side Event organised by the Victims’ Rights Working Group during the 10th Session of the Assembly of States Parties.
- Event information (English)
- Event information (French)
Call for applications - European expert meeting on law and practice on prohibition of torture
Berlin, 25-27 November 2011
Call for applications - Meeting of Asian experts on law and practice in respect of torture
Hong Kong, 23-25 September 2011
Access to Reparation for Survivors of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda, 17 August 2011
Closing the Impunity Gap: The Role of Southern Africa in Ensuring Justice & Accountability for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Johannesburg, 30 June - 1 July 2011
- Agenda
Torture and the Arab Spring
London: The House of Lords, 23 June 2011
Launch of Transitional Justice and Criminal Law Reform: Human Rights Perspectives for Sudan (Arabic version) and Lecture by Nabeel Adeeb on ‘The Public Order Act as an Instrument of Violence against Women’.
Praxis Community Projects, Pott Street, London, E2 0EF (Nearest tube station: Bethnal Green)
Saturday 11 June 2011
Tactical Questioning – Scenes from the Baha Mousa Inquiry
Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London
Thursday 30 June 2011
From 2 June to 2 July 2011, the Tricycle Theatre in London will play host to this new production, edited by journalist Richard Norton-Taylor, on the subject of the Public Inquiry into the treatment of detainees in Iraq and the death of Baha Mousa.
Baha Mousa was among ten people arrested as a suspected insurgent in Basra in September 2003. Two days later he was found dead from asphyxiation. A post-mortem examination recorded at least 93 injuries to his body.
Redress will appear alongside Public Interest Lawyers, a law firm involved in the Inquiry, on Thursday 30 June 2011 as a panel to field questions from the audience and to discuss the Inquiry in more detail.
Tickets for the event can be purchased at http://www.tricycle.co.uk/current-programme-pages/theatre/theatre-programme-main/tactical-questioning/
Reparations before the International Criminal Court: Issues and Challenges
The Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands
Thursday 12 May 2011
- Intervention by Suzanne Sehlbach, Legal Advisor, Stiftbung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft: "Assessment of harm in German forced labour compensation programme - use of presumptions, etc..."
- Flyer
RSVP to: L.i.Walpita@cdh.leidenuniv.nl by 2 May 2011
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
London, 24 March – 1 April 2011
The 15th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings to UK audiences a powerful line-up of 16 documentaries and 5 dramas — many attended by filmmakers and film subjects. The Festival programme is packed full of documentaries and dramas set to inspire, inform and trigger debate.
Films of particular note include:
Granito / When the Mountains Tremble + Q&A
Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito tells the story of how director Pamela Yates’ earlier film, When the Mountains Tremble, became forensic evidence in a genocide case against the very military dictator who initially gave her permission to film.
Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito tells the story of how director Pamela Yates’ earlier film, When the Mountains Tremble, became forensic evidence in a genocide case against the very military dictator who initially gave her permission to film.
Impunity + Q&A
Through a series of testimonies, footage of paramilitary crimes, and interviews with victims and experts, Impunity offers a staggering telling of Colombia’s highly controversial Justice and Peace process, exposing the brutal history of paramilitary violence in the country.
Through a series of testimonies, footage of paramilitary crimes, and interviews with victims and experts, Impunity offers a staggering telling of Colombia’s highly controversial Justice and Peace process, exposing the brutal history of paramilitary violence in the country.
Reparation for Torture: Exploring the Challenges to Obtain Justice at the Domestic Level
London, 2 March 2011, 2-6 pm
London House, Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 2AB
- Agenda
- RSVP: info@redress.org
Reparation for Victims of conflict in the Greater North
Lira, Uganda, 18-20 January 2011
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Europe:
Presentation of a draft report and discussions about the role of the European Union
(Brussels, 1 December 2010)
RSVP compulsory: contact: Cecile Jeffries [cecile@redress.org]
Memorial Invitation: Abdelsalam Hassan
His family, friends and colleagues and REDRESS Trust invite you to a memorial celebrating the life of Abdelsalam Hassan.
You can download Rashid Sidahmed Elsheikh's poem for Abdelsalam: A Two Way Crimson Ticket For Abdulsalam (A Requim of Love)
You can also download Abdelsalam's Memorial booklet.
16 October 2010, 6.30pm - 11pm, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Event: Whose Security? Sudan's Security Services, Human Rights and Legslative Reforms
Sudanese human rights defenders Ali Agab and Monim Elgak talk about their work and experiences.
Discussant: Rania El Rajji , Amnesty International
Chair: Dr Lutz Oette
8 October 2010, 5pm, G3, SOAS Centre for Law and Conflict, University of London
Workshop on Victims and Witness protection in Ugandan Law
20-22 September 2010, Soroti, Northern Uganda
REHABILITATION AS A FORM OF REPARATION: OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES: An Expert Meeting Organised by REDRESS and the University of Essex Transitional Justice Network
We organised this meeting as an opportunity to discuss with experts, REDRESS’ recent discussion report, entitled: Rehabilitation as a Form of Reparation Under International Law.
The Report is available here: http://www.redress.org/downloads/publications/The%20right%20to%20rehabilitation.pdf. We will shortly be issuing a summary of the discussions.
9 September 2010
Rage Against The Machine invites REDRESS to be a part of their London concert
Rage Against The Machine who are known worldwide for their human rights and anti- torture work have invited REDRESS to be a part of their 6th June "The Victory Party" concert in London at Finsbury Park.
This free concert is a “Thank You” to the UK for voting the band's song in as Christmas Number 1.
REDRESS and Axis of Justice (the charity founded by Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and System of A Downs front man Serj Tankian) will be on site tabling at the concert at the REDRESS/Axis of Justice Tent.
We hope to see you there!
For more details on the concert please visit http://www.ratm.com/
The Joint Role of International and National Courts in Prosecuting Serious Crimes and Providing Reparations: The African Experience
A Seminar organized by DOMAC, REDRESS and DENMARK, Co-sponsored by South-Africa
4 June 2010, 9:00 – 17:00, Monyonyo Speke Complex, Commonwealth Banquet Hall, MCR C (Kampala, Uganda)
Civil Society Takes Stock of the Impact of ICC on Victims and Affected Communities
1 June 2010, Victoria Ball Room, Monyonyo Speke Resort, Uganda
The International Criminal Court: 7 Years On - Discussions in advance of the ICC Review Conference: 31 May - 11 June 2010, Kampala
13 May 2010, Locarno Dining Room, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Launch of Report: "The Impact of the ICC on Victims and Affected Communities" (prepared on behalf of Victims' Rights Working Group)
13 May 2010, Residence of the Ambassador of Finland , The Hague, The Netherlands
VRWG Strategy Meeting in advance of the ICC Review Conference
2 March 2010, The Hague, The Netherlands
Workshop on the ICC Review Conference: Stocktaking on the impact of the ICC on victims and affected communities
15-17 February 2010, Northern Uganda
Forum on Gender-based Violence
15-17 December 2009, Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Universal Jurisdiction Trial Strategies: Focus on Victims & Witnesses
9th - 11th November 2009, Brussels, Belgium
ICC: Reflecting on Reparations for Victims of Sexual Violence in International Law
9th November 2009, The Hague, The Netherlands
Workshop on the Ugandan International Crimes Bill & Reconciliation Bill
- Workshop Agenda
- UVF Statements on Draft Bills:
- UVF - Statement on the National Reconciliation Bill of 2009, 4th November 2009
- UVF - Statement on the International Crimes Bill of 2009, 4th November 2009
- UVF Statements on Draft Bills:
- UVF - Statement on the National Reconciliation Bill of 2009, 4th November 2009
- UVF - Statement on the International Crimes Bill of 2009, 4th November 2009
2nd - 4th November 2009, Lira
BOOK LAUNCH “Reparations for Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity: Systems in Place and Systems in the Making”, edited by C.Ferstman, M.Goetz, A.Stephens
7th October 2009, Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22, The Hague, Netherlands
STOP THE SPREAD OF GUANTANAMITIS
3rd October 2009, Parliament Square, London, UK
Human Rights and Justice in Sudan: 20 years on
- Joint Press Release by Redress, Justice and Aegis
- Written Statement by The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw)
- Press Notice by the Ministry of Law
- Written Statement by The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw)
- Press Notice by the Ministry of Law
Saturday 4th July 2009, St. Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG
Meeting the needs of torture survivors in the UK
Friday 26th June 2009, Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD
The unfinished business of the UN international criminal tribunals of the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda: the future role of the EU and its Member States
2nd April 2009, 09:00 - 16:00, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.
JUSTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMES: Addressing Gaps in United Kingdom Law and Practice
9th July 2008, Boothroyd Rm, Portcullis House, Westminster, 5:30 pm
The Extradition of Rwandese Genocide Suspects to Rwanda: Issures and Challenges
1 July 2008, Brussels
Redress, Goodenough College and Doughty Street Chambers present: Accountability for International Crimes in Sudan: the role of the International Criminal Court
- For more details email a.chikara@doughtystreet.co.uk
18th July 2007, Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AB
Guaranteeing Justice and Establishing Responsibility: Investigating and Prosecuting Rwandese Genocide Suspects in the Member States of the European Union
3rd April 2007, Brussels, Belgium
Reparations for Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes: Identifying Best Practice and Learning Lessons
1st - 2nd March 2007, The Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands
Fostering an EU Approach to Serious International Crimes
20th - 21st November 2006, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Speaker Meeting: Carlos Mauricio
24th July 2006, BPP Law School, London
Zimbabwe Seminar
Combating Torture in the Republic of Moldova
Roundtable
24 - 25th May 2006, Chisnau, Moldova
Non-Refoulement Under Threat, Joint REDRESS/ILPA Seminar
16th May 2006, Matrix Chambers, London
Torture: Stories of Survival, Photo Exhibition
23 June - 3 July 2005, London
State Immunity Workshop
- Agenda
June 2005, Berlin
Enforcement of Torture Judgements Conference
June 2005, London The Human Rights Crisis in Nepal: an Insider's View
- Poster
May 2005, London
Judicial Procedures for Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
April 2005, Lima
Improving Access to Justice in Sudan
October 2004, Khartoum
Responding to the Needs of Torture Survivors in the United Kingdom
Seminar for Front Line Service Providers
- Report
June 2004, Manchester
International Conference
Legal Remedies for Victims of International Crimes: Fostering an EU Approach to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
November 2003, Brussels
Expert meeting
Legal Remedies for Victims of International Crimes: Fostering an EU Approach to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
July 2003, Paris
