News Releases

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16 May 2012

Europe's highest court considers REDRESS' written submissions in first rendition case (Khaled El-Masri).

- Press release in English

4 April 2012

JCHR Parliamentary body slams UK Government's secrecy proposals for national security cases

- Press release in English

- Submission to UK Ministry of Justice in English

14 March 2012

Lubanga's verdict only first step towards justice for victims

- Press release in English

7 March 2012

REDRESS' new timeline traces the history of victims' engagement in the first ICC trial since 2006.

- Timeline in English

3 February 2012

REDRESS' statement on the International Court of Justice's ruling that shields Germany from claims by victims of Nazi atrocities.

- Statement in English

18 January 2012

Flawed Torture Inquiry scrapped: Need remains to establish truth of UK complicity in torture

- Press release in English

17 January 2012

In a victory for REDRESS, the European Court of Human Rights finds in favour of UK/Turkish dual national tortured in Greece.

- REDRESS press release in English
- ECtHR's press release in English

6 January 2012

International human rights experts call for key changes to the Detainee Inquiry as Abdul Hakim Belhadj joins list of survivors refusing to participate.

- Press release in English.

- Open letter to the Prime Minister David Cameron in English.

5 December 2011

War Crimes Unit: Open Letter to the French Ministry of Justice and Interior.

- Press release in French

- Open letter in French

30 November 2011

Advocacy Forum and REDRESS release new report and urge Nepalese legislators to change the laws that allow impunity for gross human rights violations to continue.

- Press release in English

22 November 2011

Appeal Court Judges Find in Favour of Claimants in Single Iraq Inquiry Case (Ali Zaki Mousa and Others v The Secretary of State for Defence).

- Press release in English

28 October 2011

Organisations from Latin America and REDRESS testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) about the violence, discrimination and torture that lesbian, gays, bisexuals and transgenders suffer.

- Press release in English and Spanish

14 September 2011

REDRESS' new film offers rare glimpse into trial of genocide suspect Joseph M (available in English and Kinyarwanda)

- Press release (English)

8 September 2011

Baha Mousa Inquiry Report reveals "shameful events" and "corporate failure"

- Press release (English)

- Timeline of REDRESS' interventions in the case (English)

25 August 2011

REDRESS publishes a timeline that traces the history of victims' engagement in the first ICC trial

- Timeline of events (English)

18 August 2011

India: New Report Documents Continuing Human Rights Violations Under the Armed Forces Act

- Press release (English)

- Report (English)

4 August 2011

Human Rights Groups Withdraw from the Detainee Inquiry

- Press release (English)

- Op-ed by Carla Ferstman, our Director, in openDemocracy (English)

20 July 2011

Foreign Affairs Commmittee highlights REDRESS' concerns on Bahrain.

- Press release (English)

- Read full comments by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Chair of REDRESS (English)

18 July 2011

UK inquiry into abuse allegations in Iraq must be seen to be independent. REDRESS intervenes in the case of Ali Zaki Mousa and Others v Secretary of Defence.

- Press release (English)

- REDRESS' intervention (English)

15 July 2011

Hundreds of victims prevented from participating in crucial court hearings due to lack of resources at the ICC

- Press release (English)

11 July 2011

Press Release: Sudan: African Commission Should Act on Southern Kordofan

- English

- Arabic

7 July 2011

Press Release: Dutch Appeals Court sentences Joseph Mpambara to Life Imprisonment

- English

6 July 2011

Press Release: New Rules for Detainee Inquiry will Impede Access to Truth

- English

26 June 2011

Press Release: REDRESS' Chair, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, offers his reflections on the United Nations' Annual Day in Support of Victims of Torture - Lessons from the Arab Spring: time to stand up to end the use of torture

- English

17 May 2011

Press Release: Jeppesen Dataplan - Justice denied for victims of US policy of extraordinary rendition

- English

3 May 2011

Press Release: The need for a UN Commission of Inquiry on Accountability in Sri Lanka

- English

19 April 2011

Press Release: Advocacy Forum and REDRESS Comment on Nepali Draft Criminal Code, Draft Criminal Procedure Code and Draft Sentencing Bill: Provisions relevant to a Fair Trial, Enforced Disappearance and Sexual Violence

- English

7 April 2011

Press Release: UK/Kenya: Kenyan Colonial Litigation Starts

- English

24 January 2011

Press Release - Nepal: Families of Bardiya disappeared victims appeal to the UN Human Rights Committee

- English

19 January 2011

Press Release - Torture survivors' charity wins prestigious MacArthur Foundation Award

- English

10 December 2010

Press Release - World Human Rights Day: REDRESS launches new campaign for legislation to allow torture survivors to sue their tormentors through UK courts

- English

3 December 2010

Press Release - REDRESS expresses extreme disquiet at plans to change legal procedures regarding the arrest of suspected war criminals in the UK

- English

17 November 2010

Press Release - UK compensation payout to torture victims

- English

12 October 2010

Press Release - The Wider Implications of the Arrest of Callixte Mbarushimana in Paris

- English

8 October 2010

Press Release - Victims express relief at decision to resume first war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court

- English - French

4 October 2010

Press Release - European Court case underscores responsibilities of UK army to respect human rights of detainees: Case of Al Sadoon and Mufdhi v The United Kingdom (Application no.61498/08)

- English

8 September 2010

Press Release - REDRESS and other leading NGOs write to Sir Peter Gibson on the need for the Inquiry to be sufficiently empowered and transparent

- English

16 July 2010

Press Release - REDRESS and Victims' Rights Working Group Members Celebrate International Justice Day 17 July 2010

- English

7 July 2010

Press Release - Torture Inquiry Announcements are a Mixed Bag: Inquiry Will Lack Power to Make Former Political Leaders Reveal Truth

- English

25 June 2010

Press Release - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Human Rights Groups call on the Cambodian Government to Comply with the UN Torture Convention

- English

5 May 2010

Press Release - Rwandan Genocide Suspects in Zambia: A Call for Justice

- English

3 May 2010

Public Statement- Israel: Proposed bill seeks to outlaw human rights NGOs based in Israel working on accountability issues in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

- English

18 December 2009

Press Release - Goma Forum issues urgent call to re-think efforts to end sexual violence in the Congo
- English
- French

8 December 2009

Press Release - Congolese Rebel leader will not be prosecuted for Sexual Violence
- English
- French

30 October 2009

Press Release - Zimbabwe: Mission by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture blocked
- English

30 October 2009

Press Release - REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE, MANFRED NOWAK, AFTER HIS MISSION TO NEPAL IN 2005
- English

23 October 2009

Press Release - Government moves towards closing genocide loophole in UK law
- English

30 September 2009

Press Release - Time for genuine reform of Sudanese security laws-
- English
- Arabic

10 August 2009

Press Statement: PARLIAMENTARIANS SAY: “ALLOW TORTURE SURVIVORS TO SUE FOREIGN TORTURERS IN UK"
- English

7 July 2009

Press Statement: GOVERNMENT'S GENOCIDE ANNOUNCEMENT: Peers and NGOs say: "Very good news - but it doesn't go far enough"
Joint Press Release by Redress, Justice and Aegis
- Press Release
- Written Statement by The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw)
- Press Notice by the Ministry of Law

30 June 2009

Press Statement: Meeting the Needs of Torture Survivors in the United Kingdom
Conference on 26th June 2009
- English

30 June 2009

Press Statement: Meeting the Needs of Torture Survivors in the United Kingdom
Conference on 26th June 2009
- English

12 June 2009

Four Chinese Uighurs released from Guantanamo Bay arrive in Bermuda
See our report on returns from Guantanamo Bay
- English

2 June 2009

Press Statement: Universal Jurisdiction Update
Universal Jurisdiction developments and challenges 2006-2009.
- Informal Update
- English

8 April 2009

Press Statement: Today's Release of Rwandan genocide suspects underscores urgent need for UK law reform.
- English

4 March 2009

Press Statement: Kenya’s government illegally detained and rendered 150 citizens in a US-influenced ‘counter-terrorism’ operation, REDRESS and Reprieve’s new report reveals today.
- English

26 January 2009

Press Statement: ICC Begins ‘Historic' War Crimes Trial of DRC Rebel Leader
- English

12 January 2009

Press Statement: Legal experts concerned over rushed Sudanese human rights legislation
- English
- Arabic

17 December 2008

Press Statement: Letter to the Minister of Interior and Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic - EU Network of contact points on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
- English

10 December 2008

Press Statement: Counter-Terrorism Policies Undermine Anti-Torture Commitments. New report released by REDRESS questions UK’s commitments to combat torture.
- English

10 December 2008

Press Statement: Rwanda Survivors and Post-Genocide Justice. REDRESS' and African Rights' new report details the first-hand experiences and hopes of Rwandan genocide survivors and questions the meaning of justice after genocide.
- English

2 December 2008

Press Statement: National authorities from over 30 countries and ad hoc tribunals committed to greater international cooperation in the fight against impunity for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- English

28 November 2008

Press Statement: REDRESS welcomes the release of Sudanese human rights activist Osman Hummaida but condems his torture and arbitrary arrest by the Sudanese authorities.
- English
- Arabic

18 November 2008

Press Release: Amicus Curiae Filed jointly by the Uganda Victims Foundation and REDRESS before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC, in the case of the Prosecutor v. Kony et al.
- English

07 November 2008

Press Release: Arrest those responsible for international crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- English
- Français

03 July 2008

Press Statement: War Victims in DRC Shocked at ICC Decision to Release Lubanga
- English
- Français

18 June 2008

Press Statement: Sudan - Police Forces Act falls short of the Bill of Rights
- English
- عربي

14 May 2008

Baha Mousa: Wider inquiry into UK Army torture in Iraq essential
- English

07 May 2008

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

10 April 2008

Ugandan Victim's Hopes for Justice Dashed Again, with the Announcement of Further Delays to Signing of Juba Peace Agreement
- English
UVRWG Press Release 10 April 2008
- English

07 April 2008

14th commemoration of the genocide of the Tutsi minority - Making Europe Safe from Genocide Suspects
- English

04 April 2008

Letter sent on behalf of REDRESS and other NGOs to the Article 36 Committee in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- English

28 March 2008

Press Release- Cambodia Tribunal Allows Victims of the Khmer Rouge to Participate in Proceedings
Link to statement - English
- Français
Link to ECCC decision - English
Link to REDRESS submission - English

20 March 2008

Press Release- Cambodia Decision on Civil Party participation in provisional detention appeals
- English

29 February 2008

Press Release- European Court of Human Rights reaffirms the absolute prohibition on return to torture
- English

22 February 2008

Press Release- USA Use of UK Territory in "Extraordinary Rendition"
- English

20 February 2008

Press Release- France to prosecute two Rwandan genocide suspects
- English
- Français

15 February 2008

Press Statement- ICC Prosecuter leaves unfinished business in Ituri, DRC
- English
- Français

31 January 2008

New Report - Memorandum to the UK Ministry of Defence on the Aitken report
- English

28 January 2008

Interview- REDRESS' new Chair speaks on torture and importance of justice
- English

20 December 2007

Press Statement- Release from Guantanamo Bay and Return to UK of Three Residents Welcomed
- English

13 December 2007

Press Release- France to Prosecute Two Rwandan Genocide Suspects - Many Others Continue to Benefit from Impunity
- English

22 November 2007

Press Release- Submissions to the Board of Directors of the ICC Victims’ Trust Fund
- English
- Français

November 2007

Press Release- Making the ICC relevant to affected communities - Report prepared for the 6th Assembly of States Parties, New York
- English
- Français

November 2007

Press Release- Action against Torture - A Practical Guide to the Istanbul Protocol for Lawyers in the Philippines
- English

30 October 2007

Press Release- UK Must Confront Saudi King on Torture

- English

05 October 2007

Press Release- REDRESS Releases New Report - UK ARMY IN IRAQ: Time to Come Clean on Civilian Torture
- English

02 October 2007

Press Release- UK Army in Iraq: Time to Come Clean on Civilian Torture
- English

20 September 2007

Press Release- The First Arrest of a Rwandese Genocide Suspect in Germany Augustin Ngirabatware in Detention
- English

September 2007

Press Release- Reparations for victims of genocide - Crimes against humanity and war crimes: Systems in place and systems in the making
- English

11 July 2007

Press Release- Amnesty International, the AIRE Centre, The International Commission of JURISTs, Interights and REDRESS warn that the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights is being asked to reconsider the absolute ban on torture
- English

29 June 2007

Press Article- Against impunity: justice after torture
The case of four British citizens incarcerated in Saudi Arabia highlights the importance of opening a legal route to redress for torture survivors, says Carla Ferstman
- Click here for full article

26 June 2007

Press Release- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: REDRESS Calls for an End to Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
- English

26 June 2007

Press Release- 20th Anniversary of the Torture Convention: REDRESS Calls for Enactment of New Torture (Damages) Bill
- English

13 June 2007

Press Release- Top UK Court Orders Probe into Mousa Torture Death
- English

8 June 2007

Press Release- Combatting International Crimes in Sudan: Essential New Guide on Role of International Criminal Court Released
- English

24 May 2007

Press Release- African Comission Must Urgently Tackle Zimbabwe Torture
- English

16 April 2007

Press Release- Eleven Organisations Intervene Before House of Lords in Case Considering the Role of UK Military in Torture and Killings of Iraqi Civilians
- Press Release - English
- Questions and Answers
- Interveners’ Written Case before the Law Lords

3 April 2007

Press Release- Call to End European safe Havens for Rwandan Perpetrators
- English

14 March 2007

Press Release- Court Martial Acquittals in Baha Mousa Case: The Full Truth of What Happened Remains Unknown
- English

27 February 2007

Press Release- ICC Prosecutor initiates Darfur cases
- English
- عربي

29 January 2007

Press Release- International Criminal Court: Lubanga trial will go ahead, but limited charges may alienate victims in Eastern Congo
- English
- Français

28 November 2006

Press Statement- International Criminal Court: Limited ICC charges may trigger recriminations in Eastern Congo
- English

26 September 2006

Press Statement- International Criminal Court: Child Soldiers Prosecution Must Be Seen In Context
- English
- Français

26 September 2006

Second Public Hearing of the Office of the Prosecutor
- Public Statement

19 September 2006

Inquiry Condemns Role of Canadians in Extraordinary Rendition Case
- Joint Statement

18 September 2006

Advisory: Canadian Commission will Make Findings on Extraordinary Rendition on 18 September 2006 - (Backgrounder)

22 June 2006

Statement of the Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture on the Occasion of the Coming Into Force of the Optional Protocol Against Torture
- Statement

14 June 2006

Statement of the Intervenors on the Occasion of the House of Lords' Decision
- Statement

18 May 2006

REDRESS Condemns Arbitrary Incommunicado Detention of Darfur Human Rights Lawyers
- Statement

25 April 2006

Ron Jones v Saudi Arabia (NGO Intervener's Statement)
- Statement

29 March 2006

Reject the Use of Diplomatic Assurances in All Cases of Real Risk of Torture or Other Ill-Treatment
- Statement

21 December 2005

Appeal Court Upholds Ruling in Baha Mousa Case
- Statement
- Judgment

10 December 2005

International Human Rights Day
- Statement of the Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture (CINAT)

8 December 2005

Landmark House of Lords' Decision in Torture Case
- Statement
- Judgment

10 November 2005

UN General Assembly adopts the Principles and Guidelines on the Right to Reparation for Victims
- Statement
- Resolution

17 October 2005

A Resounding No to the Use of Torture Evidence
- Press statement

03 October 2005

- CINAT Letter to European Parliamentarians on the Prohibition of Torture

12 August 2005

Diplomatic Agreements Cannot Be Used to Return People to Torture
- Press statement

20 July 2005

Prosecution of UK Soldiers Important First Step

- Press statement

19 July 2005

R v Zardad
- Comment
- Judgement dated 7 April 2004
- Judgement dated 5 October 2004

14 December 2004

UK Troops in Iraq Face Investigation into Allegations of Torture and Death of Iraqi Civilian

- Press statement
- Judgment

28 October 2004

Landmark Ruling That Foreign Torturers Can Be Sued in UK Courts

- Press statement
- Judgment
- Case comment

11 October 2004

Improving Access to Justice in Sudan
Legal Training Workshop - Press Statement

- English
- عربي

20 November 2003

United Nations Human Rights Committee Finds that Death Row Phenomenon in Philippines Case Amounts to Torture
- Press Statement
- UN Decision

17 October 2003

REDRESS Condemns Attack on Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyer
- Press Statement

12 September 2003

REDRESS Welcomes the Election of the Board of Directors for the ICC Trust Fund for Victims
- Press Statement

6 September 2003

REDRESS Calls for Justice for the British Nationals Tortured In Saudi Arabia
- Press Statement

2 September 2003

REDRESS Expresses Deep Concern at the Alleged Attendance of Indian Torturers at Anglo-Indian Police Conference Convened by Merseyside Police
- Press Statement