🤝Yesterday in Parliament, we hosted an important discussion with @AliceEdwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. Co-organised by the Survivor Advisory Group, APPG on Human Rights, and @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social, and hosted by Baroness Kennedy KC.

Today in Parliament, members of the Survivor Advisory Group join UN SRT ALice Edwards, REDRESS, the APPG on Human Rights, and @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social in calling the UK to reform laws that risk undermining the ban on torture. redress.org/news/un-expe...

Four UN experts have warned that five UK laws risk breaching the UN Convention against Torture. 📅Tomorrow in Parliament, the Special Rapporteur on Torture Dr. Alice Edwards will join survivors in calling for a stronger commitment to the ban on torture. redress.org/news/un-expe...

Eight years ago, Scottish activist Jagtar Singh Johal was abducted off the street while on honeymoon with his wife in India. He has been detained on charges based on a “confession” extracted under torture ever since. The UK must apply maximum diplomatic pressure on India to secure his release.

🌍 Today at the UN #UPR50, Malawi’s human rights record is under review — a key moment for States to recommend reforms, strengthen protections, and ensure LGBTIQ+ voices shape #Malawi’s human rights future. 🌈  📖 Read our Factsheet to learn more: redress.org/publication/...

🚨 In #Georgia, journalists & anti-torture NGOs face escalating harassment, arrests & smear campaigns for exposing police brutality. The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium calls on Georgian authorities to end repression & ensure accountability. Read our joint statement:

Videos and witness accounts of mass extrajudicial executions conducted by the Rapid Support Forces in Al-Fashir, Sudan, are extremely alarming. States must urgently act to halt devastating campaign of ethnic targeting. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

🚨Landmark ruling: The UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal has, for the first time, clarified when UK intelligence agencies are “complicit” in torture during cooperation with foreign intelligence services. The case examined alleged British involvement in CIA abuses after 9/11. Learn more:

📢#Consultancy opportunity The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI) are looking for a Campaigns, Visibility, & Impact consultant. 📍Remote, with the option to work on-site in The Hague. 📅Deadline: 2 November 2025 Details and how to apply below⬇️ @4genderjustice.org @fidh-official.bsky.social

🔗 Read the press release: bit.ly/4nOo5si #Africa #HumanRights #EndTorture #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium @redress.org @fiacat-org.bsky.social @irct.bsky.social @omegarf.bsky.social

We remind Russian authorities that despite this decision, Russia remains bound by the absolute ban on torture and ill-treatment. 🔗 omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-ru... @irct.bsky.social, @omctorg.bsky.social, @redress.org, @fiacat-org.bsky.social

🌍 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium gathered over 40 human rights actors from 16 African countries in Banjul to strengthen efforts against torture ahead of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights session. ✊Together, we stand for prevention, accountability & survivor support.

🌍India’s election to the UN Human Rights Council is a chance to lead by example. 🎙️Henri Tiphagne of People’s Watch warns that torture and impunity persist — and urges the global community to hold India accountable until it tackles torture and implements reforms at home. 📺Watch:

As India joins the UN Human Rights Council, it has a chance to lead by protecting rights at home. 🎙️Human rights lawyer Babloo Loitongbam shares how torture is used to silence dissent and marginalised voices in Manipur — and calls on the international community to hold #India accountable. 📺Watch:

#India is set to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council, a body meant to uphold global human rights standards. Yet, torture remains systemic and largely unpunished at home. Change is possible — this video shows how India can match its global ambitions with real human rights leadership. 📺Watch:

𝟭𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 | 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 Next week, we will look closer at the role of Syrian assets in Western jurisdictions, and how they can be redirected as a means of compensation for victims and survivors. www.ecchr.eu/veranstaltun... @impunitywatch.bsky.social @redress.org

🟥 The International Criminal Court finds Mr Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, guilty on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, incl. murder, rape, torture, and persecution, committed between August 2003 and March 2004 in Darfur, Sudan. coalitionfortheicc.org/news/justice...

The ICC has found Ali Kushayb guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur — the first senior Sudanese official ever held accountable for such crimes. 🔗 Learn more about the verdict: redress.org/news/icc-hol...

📢The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) strongly condemns the brutal repression of peaceful demonstrations in Antananarivo, where citizens are protesting for basic rights to water and electricity. #UnitedAgainstTorture #Madagascar Learn more:

📢 Former detainees and their families, including the sisters of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, urge Keir Starmer to press the Indian PM for the release of Jagtar Singh Johal next week. 🔗 Letter coordinated by REDRESS. 📰 Via @patrickwintour.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:

Labour promised to introduce a right to consular assistance. But since coming to power, this has not happened—leaving British nationals abroad without guaranteed support. With #LabourConference underway, we reiterate our call for a right to consular assistance. redress.org/news/one-yea...

🚨 Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger have announced their intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court Statute This announcement is a setback for accountability. Read our statement with @fidh-official.bsky.social @trialinternational.bsky.social @redress.org @coalitionfortheicc.org ⬇️

Full episode here - www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @redress.org @justiceinfo.bsky.social

📽️WATCH: Babloo Loitongbam, human rights lawyer and director of Human Rights Alert, describes how torture, killings and arbitrary detention define daily life in Manipur, hitting minorities hardest. He urges the international community to hold #India accountable for real change. #EndTortureInIndia

How is social media being used to shift public perception around the ICC? Benjie Aquino from Redress explains how disinformation campaigns have - and continue to be - used in the Philippines around the alleged crimes against humanity of former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte.

🇵🇭 #Philippines [podcast] 🎧 - Benjie Aquino tells how the postponement of the #Duterte trial at the #InternationalCriminalCourt and the uncertainty on the whole process have increased the space for #disinformation, rumors and wild speculations. www.justiceinfo.net/en/150292-du... FYI: @redress.org

📺WATCH: Torture in #India remains a crisis —systemic, routine, and rarely punished. 📽️ This video and our report highlight the urgency of reform—and the opportunities for India to match its global aspirations with human rights leadership.

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