Stay tuned for the launch of our new report ““Paths to Accountability in Belarus” on the available mechanisms to address human rights and international criminal law violations taking place in Belarus. 🗓️ 3 October| 14:00–15:30 CET 🗣️ English and Belarusian. 🖥️ on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/89433806860

🤔 Why are international trials so important? In contexts like Belarus, where those in power are committing serious human rights violations, domestic accountability may be impossible. International trials can combat impunity and secure justice to victims. ▶️ Hear what the experts have to say.

⛓️ Zeinab Jalalian has spent most of her adult life in prison. She needs life-saving medical care, but Iranian authorities are refusing treatment. ✊ Join REDRESS and our partners in calling for Zeinab’s release and urgent medical treatment. redress.org/news/promine...

📣It is time for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty. 🪧Join us in demanding governments take action to regulate the trade in law enforcement equipment that is used for torture: www.amnesty.org/en/petition/... #UnitedAgainstTorture #ProtectTheProtest

🌍India, the world’s largest democracy, could lead on justice and freedom—but torture remains systemic. The human rights crisis at home must be addressed first. 📽️This video and our report show why urgent reform is needed and how India can align its global ambitions with real human rights leadership.

🚨 Joint Global Call to #SaveTheICC The US is expected to sanction the ICC. Civil society urges States Parties to stop these sanctions before it’s too late. 📄 Read and endorse the joint statement here: redress.org/news/save-th... #ICC #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #JusticeForVictims

🌍As #UNGA80 opens, #India pushes for a permanent UN Security Council seat. But with torture widespread within its borders and no ratification of the UN Convention against Torture, can it credibly claim global leadership on peace and security? Read the blog⬇️

🚨 WEBINAR | "Paths to Accountability in Belarus" 📅 3 Oct, 14:00–15:30 CET 💻 Zoom & LinkedIn Live Join a panel of regional and international human rights experts for the launch of new IAPB report on pathways to accountability in Belarus 🔗 Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/89433806860

✊REDRESS and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network join prominent organisations and individuals in calling for the release and life-saving medical treatment for Zeinab Jalalian, Iran's longest-held female political prisoner. Learn more 🔽 redress.org/news/promine...

🪧Have you wondered about the weapons you see police using against protesters around the world? 🔗 In @aljazeera.com’s ‘Business of War’, learn about militarised policing, less lethal weapons, & hear from Omega’s own Neil Corney: www.aljazeera.com/video/busine...

⛓️ Zeinab Jalalian, Iran’s longest-held female political prisoner, has spent 17 years behind bars for speaking out for women’s rights and against oppression. 🚨Now Zeinab needs life-saving medical care, but Iran is denying her care. Read our open letter 🔽 redress.org/publication/...

⚖️Until 2007, every person convicted of murder in Malawi was automatically sentenced to death. The Kafantayeni case changed that, leading to hundreds of resentencings and inspiring reforms in Kenya and Malaysia. Read the blog that examines the strategic feature of this landmark case ⬇️

🇳🇵The Nepalese government's use of force in last week's deadly crackdown on youth-led protests suggest an unlawful & disproportionate response to assemblies & a serious breach of Nepal’s obligations under international law, including the absolute prohibition of #torture.

#BELARUS: Victims of human rights violations in Belarus are in desperate need of truth, justice and reparations, the UN Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus said in a new report that details options for accountability. More➡️ bit.ly/4m9lkAc

As part of our efforts to combat impunity for international crimes committed in Belarus since 2020, we recently facilitated a mock trial to strengthen our Belarusian partners’ skills in evidence collection and interviewing techniques. ▶️ Hear what the legal experts had to say.

📢 #HRC60 Side Event: Crimes Against Humanity in Belarus Join IAPB’s Head Andrea Huber and other leading experts to discuss documentation, assessment and pathways to justice for alleged crimes against humanity in Belarus. 🗓️ Monday 15 Sep, 14:00 📍 Palais des Nations, Room Concordia 1 #Belarus

🇨🇩 Joint statement from the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, AFIA MAMA, & our partners from Congolese civil society, delivered today during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo at #HRC60. 🔗French & English versions: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-st...

BBC journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam was murdered in Jaffna in 2000. Since then, 44+ journalists have been killed with zero accountability. 📖Our new report with International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) exposes how impunity was entrenched—and how accountability can be achieved.

A joint report by International Truth & Justice Project & @redress.org, "The Killing of Sri Lankan Journalists:the case of Nimalarajan Mylvaganam" was released in Jaffna in an event organised by Jaffna Press Club on Sunday(7) to mark the 25th anniversary of the killing of BBC reporter M.Nimalarajan.

✊🏽 SGBV must never be the price of protest. Across Latin America, women, LGBTIQ+ people & Indigenous communities face sexual violence for speaking out. Our new report with AUWCL and ReLeG exposes this repression & calls for justice and systemic change. 📘Learn more: redress.org/news/sexual-...

🌈 LGBTIQ+ persons in Malawi still face torture, fuelled by discriminatory laws & stigma. 📜 Despite international commitments, torture is still not a crime under domestic law — leaving survivors without justice and perpetrators unpunished. But we can end this.

🏦 The UK is leading on Russia sanctions — but survivors in Ukraine need reparation. Since the full-scale invasion, UK sanctions have cost Russia an estimated $450B — about two years of war financing. 💰 But money from frozen assets + penalties isn’t reaching survivors. redress.org/news/uk-lead...

🌟Through the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, we are providing grants to amazing organisations to support their work to reduce unlawful use of force by police or other state officials & advance #HumanRights-based reforms. 🤝Over the coming days, we’ll profile each organisation on our platforms

Debunking disinformation isn’t easy. That's why we’ve launched a Q&A to unpack the most widespread false claims surrounding the ICC case of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, spotlighting accurate information. 👉 Read it here: redress.org/news/qa-on-t...

🚫 Algeria’s expulsion of human rights defender Nassera Dutour, President of CFDA, is deeply concerning. ⚖️ It violates domestic & international law and sets a dangerous precedent. 📢 We urge authorities to reverse the decision and protect her rights. Read press release⬇️

REDRESS welcomes the arrest the arrest of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri in Germany on an ICC warrant. This marks a significant step in long-stalled efforts to achieve accountability for grave international crimes committed in Libya. 🔗Joint statement: redress.org/news/joint-s...

🎉 Great news! 🇪🇺 With our #UnitedAgainstTorture partners, we welcome the EU significantly strengthening its measures preventing the transfer of law enforcement equipment to those who would use it for torture & other ill-treatment! 🔗: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/europea... #TortureFreeTrade

Bangladesh’s Council of Advisers has made several landmark decisions to strengthen safeguards against torture. We welcome these reforms and urge the government to ensure that they are fully implemented to address entrenched patterns of abuse and impunity 🔽 redress.org/news/redress...

🟡Happening tomorrow! Don’t forget to sign up to our live Q&A launch on combating disinformation in the ICC case Rodrigo Duterte. ⌚10-11.30 AM CET | 4-5.30 PM PH 💬Filipino & Bisaya/Cebuano translation. Also livestreamed on Fb, LinkedIn and YouTube. 🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

👩‍💻Sign up to our Q&A launch on combating the disinformation around the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte by the ICC. 📅29 July ⌚10-11.30 AM CET | 4-5.30 PM PH 💬Filipino and Bisaya/Cebuano translation available. 🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📅 On July, Day of International Justice, 27 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute, the Global Initiative Against Impunity warns of unprecedented threats to international justice. 🧵👇 redress.org/news/victims... #InternationalJusticeDay #EndImpunity

Since July 14 on Opinio Juris, @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social , @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social have been hosting a symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). 🧵👇 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/15/s...

#PMSCs are increasingly active in new and complex domains, yet accountability for their abuses remains rare, revealing serious gaps in international law. Explore the symposium, with @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...

This week we co-hosted a parliamentary event with @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social, the Eastern Ukrainian Centre for Civic Initiatives, @redress.org and @newlinesinst.bsky.social on the urgent need for the UK to support reparations for Ukraine. Ceasefire's report➡️ www.ceasefire.org/wp-content/u...

This week on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, TRIAL International, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social invite you to follow our symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (#PMSCs) ⤵️ opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...

It has been 3 years and the Chelsea funds have remained stuck with not a penny to those who need it the most. It's crucial that the funds are unlocked and a portion given to survivors of the conflict as reparation. 🙏 @philbrickellmp.bsky.social for raising this with Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

Thank you to @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social for hosting yesterday's event on how the UK can support reparations for Ukraine. REDRESS highlighted how the UK can deliver justice for survivors by using its sanctions enforcement regime to fund reparations. Learn more: redress.org/publication/...

On 16 June, we convened a group of amici to submit observations in the Al Hassan reparations proceedings before the International Criminal Court. The brief highlights gendered and intersectional harm, presumption of victimhood, and risk of early release. More: 4genderjustice.org/our-latest-p...

✅ The new strategy is a chance to break the cycle of underfunding. If the Court wants to deliver meaningful participation, it needs to define what this costs and advocate for these resources. 📄 More highlights from the VRWG briefing ↓ @redress.org @fidh-official.bsky.social @coalitionfortheicc.org

The Victims’ Rights Working Group—a network of 179 civil society organisations promoting victims’ rights and interests before the ICC—has published a new briefing on how to strengthen outreach and victim participation at the Court. Victim participation is not optional. 🔗Briefing: bit.ly/4ezLCt9

🔴 Turning Rhetoric into Reform: New #VictimsRightsWorkingGroup (VRWG) paper urges the International Criminal Court to strengthen #outreach and victim #participation. ➡️ coalitionfortheicc.org/turning-rhet... 📸 @redress.org. A training on victims' rights before the ICC in Uganda, 2017

🔔 Join our webinar! ⚖️ Strategic Litigation Against Torture: Lessons from Landmark Cases 🗓️ 10 July 2025 | 2 p.m. CET Hear experts discuss landmark torture cases from Casebook 1. 🗣️ Interpretation in French, Spanish & Ukrainian. 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

⛓️Torture in India remains a hidden crisis—systemic, routine, and rarely punished. But change is possible. 📄Our new report exposes the legal gaps and impunity enabling it, and offers a path to justice through reform and accountability. Read more ⬇️

📢 Our very first newsletter is out! FIACAT, together with the other members of the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, is proud to launch this new biannual update.

Torture is never justified. But State actors continue to torture people, often targeting the most marginalised. On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the #UAT Consortium urges States to take real action to end torture. 📢 Read our statement: redress.org/news/support...

📢 Torture has become normalised in the world’s largest democracy. Join REDRESS this Friday as we launch our new report on torture in India & call for urgent reforms. 🗓 27 June | ⏰ 12:00 CEST 📍Palais des Nations, Geneva 💻 Join us online: bit.ly/443v8Gk #India #HumanRights #StopTorture

📢 The #GlobalTortureIndex is LIVE 🧭 A bold, data-driven tool exposing the risk of torture in 26 countries — from police stations to prisons, protests and beyond. 💬 “A barometer of the rule of law in times of growing authoritarianism,” says OMCT’s Secretary General. 🔗 www.omct.org/en/global-to...

Sexual violence during protests is not isolated - it is a tool of repression that can often amount to torture. 🎙️ REDRESS' Head of Law Alejandra Vicente is speaking on this panel today, addressing sexual violence in protests across Latin America. 🕓 16–17 CEST| 🌐 Online 👉Sign up now: gwat.omct.org

Happening tomorrow! ⏲️14.00-16.00 CEST (13.00-15.00 BST) 👉Register now: gwat.omct.org

#Bahrain’s human rights situation has reached a crisis point, marked by an escalating crackdown on fundamental freedoms, the suppression of independent voices, and the ongoing persecution of human rights defenders. If you're at #HRC59, join this event tomorrow to learn more: