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· Dec 15
Annual Review 2025
This annual review highlights the activities and achievements of REDRESS from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. It highlights REDRESS' key legal victories, from a UK ruling that intelligence services mus...
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Despite a rise in authoritarianism, global crackdown on rights, and major funding cuts to civil society, this year REDRESS stood with more than 100 national partners to continue challenging torture and secure justice for survivors.
Explore our impact👇
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Explore our impact👇
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🙌 A legislative win for survivors!
The European Parliament, Council, and the European Commission have now explicitly recognised victims of core international crimes in the revised Victims’ Rights Directive.
This is a meaningful step toward a more inclusive, survivor-centred approach to justice.
The European Parliament, Council, and the European Commission have now explicitly recognised victims of core international crimes in the revised Victims’ Rights Directive.
This is a meaningful step toward a more inclusive, survivor-centred approach to justice.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
🙌 A legislative win for survivors!
The European Parliament, Council, and the European Commission have now explicitly recognised victims of core international crimes in the revised Victims’ Rights Directive.
This is a meaningful step toward a more inclusive, survivor-centred approach to justice.
The European Parliament, Council, and the European Commission have now explicitly recognised victims of core international crimes in the revised Victims’ Rights Directive.
This is a meaningful step toward a more inclusive, survivor-centred approach to justice.
🎥 Challenging torture and impunity in #Egypt.
Mohamed Lotfy of ECRF explains how torture is used to silence dissent, often without accountability. With UATC support, ECRF documents abuses, provides legal aid to victims, and helps victims begin their recovery.
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Mohamed Lotfy of ECRF explains how torture is used to silence dissent, often without accountability. With UATC support, ECRF documents abuses, provides legal aid to victims, and helps victims begin their recovery.
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Challenging torture and impunity in Egypt: UAT Partner Mohamed Lofty of ECRF
YouTube video by REDRESS Trust
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January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🎥 Challenging torture and impunity in #Egypt.
Mohamed Lotfy of ECRF explains how torture is used to silence dissent, often without accountability. With UATC support, ECRF documents abuses, provides legal aid to victims, and helps victims begin their recovery.
#UnitedAgainstTorture
Mohamed Lotfy of ECRF explains how torture is used to silence dissent, often without accountability. With UATC support, ECRF documents abuses, provides legal aid to victims, and helps victims begin their recovery.
#UnitedAgainstTorture
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📣 ICYMI: Our episode on survivors' hopes and struggles with the ICC is out!
How can it feel to "put a name to the things the government did to you"? Luis Carlos Díaz, a journalist and survivor from Venezuela, tells us about his experience and his engagement with the International Criminal Court.
How can it feel to "put a name to the things the government did to you"? Luis Carlos Díaz, a journalist and survivor from Venezuela, tells us about his experience and his engagement with the International Criminal Court.
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
📣 ICYMI: Our episode on survivors' hopes and struggles with the ICC is out!
How can it feel to "put a name to the things the government did to you"? Luis Carlos Díaz, a journalist and survivor from Venezuela, tells us about his experience and his engagement with the International Criminal Court.
How can it feel to "put a name to the things the government did to you"? Luis Carlos Díaz, a journalist and survivor from Venezuela, tells us about his experience and his engagement with the International Criminal Court.
Reposted by REDRESS Trust
Listen here: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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Justice Update – Survivors @ The ICC
We sat down with torture survivors from Kenya, Venezuela and Ukraine to ask them what their experience engaging with the International Criminal Court and seeking justice is. Check out all the backg…
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January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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A global Convention on crimes against humanity is finally moving forward.
After years of advocacy by civil society and human rights organisations, this January governments are beginning to prepare for negotiations.
www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...
After years of advocacy by civil society and human rights organisations, this January governments are beginning to prepare for negotiations.
www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...
January 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A global Convention on crimes against humanity is finally moving forward.
After years of advocacy by civil society and human rights organisations, this January governments are beginning to prepare for negotiations.
www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...
After years of advocacy by civil society and human rights organisations, this January governments are beginning to prepare for negotiations.
www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...
Survivor participation is essential to accountability and international justice. At the conclusion of the @CIJ_ICJ’s merits hearings in The Gambia v. Myanmar, @legalactionww.bsky.social and REDRESS will convene "Surviving Genocide – Truth, Trauma and Trial", a survivors’ dialogue in The Hague.
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Survivor participation is essential to accountability and international justice. At the conclusion of the @CIJ_ICJ’s merits hearings in The Gambia v. Myanmar, @legalactionww.bsky.social and REDRESS will convene "Surviving Genocide – Truth, Trauma and Trial", a survivors’ dialogue in The Hague.
As states negotiate a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, a critical question remains:
Will it deliver justice for victims and survivors? 🕊️
Will it deliver justice for victims and survivors? 🕊️
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 AM
As states negotiate a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, a critical question remains:
Will it deliver justice for victims and survivors? 🕊️
Will it deliver justice for victims and survivors? 🕊️
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OUT NOW 🎙️
How do survivors see the International Criminal Court?
At the ASP last year, we sat down with three survivors of torture: Oleksandr Maksymenko from Ukraine, Elizabeth Atieno from Kenya, and Venezuelan Luis Carlos Díaz
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
How do survivors see the International Criminal Court?
At the ASP last year, we sat down with three survivors of torture: Oleksandr Maksymenko from Ukraine, Elizabeth Atieno from Kenya, and Venezuelan Luis Carlos Díaz
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
Justice Update – Survivors @ The ICC
We sat down with torture survivors from Kenya, Venezuela and Ukraine to ask them what their experience engaging with the International Criminal Court and seeking justice is. Check out all the backg…
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
OUT NOW 🎙️
How do survivors see the International Criminal Court?
At the ASP last year, we sat down with three survivors of torture: Oleksandr Maksymenko from Ukraine, Elizabeth Atieno from Kenya, and Venezuelan Luis Carlos Díaz
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
How do survivors see the International Criminal Court?
At the ASP last year, we sat down with three survivors of torture: Oleksandr Maksymenko from Ukraine, Elizabeth Atieno from Kenya, and Venezuelan Luis Carlos Díaz
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
Reposted by REDRESS Trust
🇮🇷 Read the new statement on #Iran from #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium members
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
Iran: Accountability for Unlawful Use of Force Against Protesters
UN experts and independent civil society organisations, including partners in the United Against Torture Consortium, are examining credible evidence that…
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January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
🇮🇷 Read the new statement on #Iran from #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium members
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
🗒️UN experts and civil society report killings, severe injuries, and torture amid internet shutdowns in #Iran.
📢The #UnitedAgainstTorture calls on Iran to stop lethal force, free arbitrarily detained protesters, and ensure accountability.
Read our joint statement:
📢The #UnitedAgainstTorture calls on Iran to stop lethal force, free arbitrarily detained protesters, and ensure accountability.
Read our joint statement:
Iran: Accountability for Unlawful Use of Force Against Protesters
UN experts and civil society organisations warn that Iranian security forces used unlawful and excessive force during recent protests, including actions that may amount to torture. Amid internet shutd...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🗒️UN experts and civil society report killings, severe injuries, and torture amid internet shutdowns in #Iran.
📢The #UnitedAgainstTorture calls on Iran to stop lethal force, free arbitrarily detained protesters, and ensure accountability.
Read our joint statement:
📢The #UnitedAgainstTorture calls on Iran to stop lethal force, free arbitrarily detained protesters, and ensure accountability.
Read our joint statement:
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⚖️ Egypt’s “virginity tests” amount to torture.
The African Commission has ruled that forced genital exams on two women protesters constituted torture. It has called on #Egypt to end the practice, hold perpetrators accountable, and compensate survivors.
🗒️Read our press release:
The African Commission has ruled that forced genital exams on two women protesters constituted torture. It has called on #Egypt to end the practice, hold perpetrators accountable, and compensate survivors.
🗒️Read our press release:
African Commission Calls on Egypt to End Virginity Tests, Finds Practice Amounts to Torture
African Commission rules Egypt’s forced ‘virginity tests’ on women protesters amounted to sexual torture, ordering compensation, prosecutions, and an end to the practice
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January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
⚖️ Egypt’s “virginity tests” amount to torture.
The African Commission has ruled that forced genital exams on two women protesters constituted torture. It has called on #Egypt to end the practice, hold perpetrators accountable, and compensate survivors.
🗒️Read our press release:
The African Commission has ruled that forced genital exams on two women protesters constituted torture. It has called on #Egypt to end the practice, hold perpetrators accountable, and compensate survivors.
🗒️Read our press release:
Iryna has spent years fighting for justice for other survivors of conflict-related sexual violence like herself.
But a new Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Russian aggression against Ukraine excludes victims such as herself, who suffered these crimes before 2022. 🧵
But a new Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Russian aggression against Ukraine excludes victims such as herself, who suffered these crimes before 2022. 🧵
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Iryna has spent years fighting for justice for other survivors of conflict-related sexual violence like herself.
But a new Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Russian aggression against Ukraine excludes victims such as herself, who suffered these crimes before 2022. 🧵
But a new Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Russian aggression against Ukraine excludes victims such as herself, who suffered these crimes before 2022. 🧵
⚖️ Justicia por fin para Azul Rojas Marín.
👨⚖️La Corte Superior Nacional de Justicia Penal Especializada del Perú condenó a tres policías por tortura agravada y violencia sexual a 17 años de prisión y ordeno reparación.
Un paso histórico para combatir la tortura discriminatoria.
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👨⚖️La Corte Superior Nacional de Justicia Penal Especializada del Perú condenó a tres policías por tortura agravada y violencia sexual a 17 años de prisión y ordeno reparación.
Un paso histórico para combatir la tortura discriminatoria.
Lee más⬇️
REDRESS Celebra la Decisión del Tribunal Peruano que Condena a los Responsables de Tortura y Violencia Sexual Contra Azul Rojas Marín
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December 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
⚖️ Justicia por fin para Azul Rojas Marín.
👨⚖️La Corte Superior Nacional de Justicia Penal Especializada del Perú condenó a tres policías por tortura agravada y violencia sexual a 17 años de prisión y ordeno reparación.
Un paso histórico para combatir la tortura discriminatoria.
Lee más⬇️
👨⚖️La Corte Superior Nacional de Justicia Penal Especializada del Perú condenó a tres policías por tortura agravada y violencia sexual a 17 años de prisión y ordeno reparación.
Un paso histórico para combatir la tortura discriminatoria.
Lee más⬇️
⚖️ Justice at last for Azul Rojas Marín.
Peru’s National Court convicted three police officers of aggravated torture and sexual violence, sentencing them to 17 years in prison and awarding reparations.
A landmark step for accountability for survivors of discriminatory torture.
Read more⬇️
Peru’s National Court convicted three police officers of aggravated torture and sexual violence, sentencing them to 17 years in prison and awarding reparations.
A landmark step for accountability for survivors of discriminatory torture.
Read more⬇️
REDRESS Celebrates Decision of Peruvian Court Convicting Perpetrators of Azul Rojas Marín for Torture and Sexual Violence
LGBT rights in Peru, rights of transgender people in Peru, discriminatory torture, discrimination against transgender people
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December 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
⚖️ Justice at last for Azul Rojas Marín.
Peru’s National Court convicted three police officers of aggravated torture and sexual violence, sentencing them to 17 years in prison and awarding reparations.
A landmark step for accountability for survivors of discriminatory torture.
Read more⬇️
Peru’s National Court convicted three police officers of aggravated torture and sexual violence, sentencing them to 17 years in prison and awarding reparations.
A landmark step for accountability for survivors of discriminatory torture.
Read more⬇️
🤝In 2025, we remained steadfast in protecting the right to protest; working to expose abuses, support survivors, and hold perpetrators accountable wherever torture and repression occur.
🔗Read more about our work challenging torture used to supress activism and protest: redress.org/news/2025-in...
🔗Read more about our work challenging torture used to supress activism and protest: redress.org/news/2025-in...
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🤝In 2025, we remained steadfast in protecting the right to protest; working to expose abuses, support survivors, and hold perpetrators accountable wherever torture and repression occur.
🔗Read more about our work challenging torture used to supress activism and protest: redress.org/news/2025-in...
🔗Read more about our work challenging torture used to supress activism and protest: redress.org/news/2025-in...
Gurpreet's brother, Jagtar Singh Johal, was violently arrested in India 8 years ago and has been arbitrarily detained in India ever since - despite a court acquitting him in one of the nine cases against him.
No family should have to fight this long.
#FreeJaggi #JagtarSinghJohal
No family should have to fight this long.
#FreeJaggi #JagtarSinghJohal
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Gurpreet's brother, Jagtar Singh Johal, was violently arrested in India 8 years ago and has been arbitrarily detained in India ever since - despite a court acquitting him in one of the nine cases against him.
No family should have to fight this long.
#FreeJaggi #JagtarSinghJohal
No family should have to fight this long.
#FreeJaggi #JagtarSinghJohal
As States gather for the opening of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, Ukrainian survivor groups call on States to sign and ratify it, while stressing the need to include victims who were harmed before the full-scale invasion. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As States gather for the opening of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, Ukrainian survivor groups call on States to sign and ratify it, while stressing the need to include victims who were harmed before the full-scale invasion. 🧵
Despite a rise in authoritarianism, global crackdown on rights, and major funding cuts to civil society, this year REDRESS stood with more than 100 national partners to continue challenging torture and secure justice for survivors.
Explore our impact👇
redress.org/publication/...
Explore our impact👇
redress.org/publication/...
Annual Review 2025
This annual review highlights the activities and achievements of REDRESS from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. It highlights REDRESS' key legal victories, from a UK ruling that intelligence services mus...
redress.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Despite a rise in authoritarianism, global crackdown on rights, and major funding cuts to civil society, this year REDRESS stood with more than 100 national partners to continue challenging torture and secure justice for survivors.
Explore our impact👇
redress.org/publication/...
Explore our impact👇
redress.org/publication/...
We welcome the release of 100+ prisoners in Belarus, incl. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, following talks involving US sanctions relief.
A vital humanitarian step, but repression continues. Justice and accountability must not be sacrificed. All political prisoners must be freed.
A vital humanitarian step, but repression continues. Justice and accountability must not be sacrificed. All political prisoners must be freed.
Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel prize while behind bars, is freed from prison in Belarus reut.rs/3Yp05AP
Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel prize while behind bars, is freed from prison in Belarus
Human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski fought for decades on behalf of political prisoners in Belarus, earning the Nobel Peace Prize but paying the cost of his own freedom.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We welcome the release of 100+ prisoners in Belarus, incl. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, following talks involving US sanctions relief.
A vital humanitarian step, but repression continues. Justice and accountability must not be sacrificed. All political prisoners must be freed.
A vital humanitarian step, but repression continues. Justice and accountability must not be sacrificed. All political prisoners must be freed.
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🕊️⚖️As we mark Human Rights Day, the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium reflects on a year of collective resolve & impact.
🔗Read our newest joint newsletter: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/united-...
@omctorg.bsky.social @redress.org @irct.bsky.social @fiacat-org.bsky.social
🔗Read our newest joint newsletter: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/united-...
@omctorg.bsky.social @redress.org @irct.bsky.social @fiacat-org.bsky.social
United Against Torture: Human Rights Day roundup newsletter - Omega Research Foundation
As we mark Human Rights Day, the United Against Torture Consortium reflects on a year of collective resolve and impact. Read our second joint newsletter.
omegaresearchfoundation.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🕊️⚖️As we mark Human Rights Day, the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium reflects on a year of collective resolve & impact.
🔗Read our newest joint newsletter: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/united-...
@omctorg.bsky.social @redress.org @irct.bsky.social @fiacat-org.bsky.social
🔗Read our newest joint newsletter: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/united-...
@omctorg.bsky.social @redress.org @irct.bsky.social @fiacat-org.bsky.social
📢 Peaceful protests are essential to democracy, yet many are met with excessive force and dangerous weapons.
Our new guide helps monitors identify, document, and challenge such misuse during protests.
Download our guide: redress.org/publication/...
Our new guide helps monitors identify, document, and challenge such misuse during protests.
Download our guide: redress.org/publication/...
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📢 Peaceful protests are essential to democracy, yet many are met with excessive force and dangerous weapons.
Our new guide helps monitors identify, document, and challenge such misuse during protests.
Download our guide: redress.org/publication/...
Our new guide helps monitors identify, document, and challenge such misuse during protests.
Download our guide: redress.org/publication/...
Starting soon!
The ICC’s first conviction in the Darfur Situation is historic — but justice isn’t justice without reparations.
Join our #ASP24 side event: Pathways to Reparation for Sudan's victims
⏰ Wed 3 Dec 18:15-19:45
📍 World Forum, Yangtze2
💻Or join online: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our #ASP24 side event: Pathways to Reparation for Sudan's victims
⏰ Wed 3 Dec 18:15-19:45
📍 World Forum, Yangtze2
💻Or join online: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Starting soon!
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Register to join us online at our side event at the ICC ASP24 tomorrow. 18.15-19.45 CET with @redress.org and partners
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Register to join us online at our side event at the ICC ASP24 tomorrow. 18.15-19.45 CET with @redress.org and partners
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The ICC’s first conviction in the Darfur Situation is historic — but justice isn’t justice without reparations.
Join our #ASP24 side event: Pathways to Reparation for Sudan's victims
⏰ Wed 3 Dec 18:15-19:45
📍 World Forum, Yangtze2
💻Or join online: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our #ASP24 side event: Pathways to Reparation for Sudan's victims
⏰ Wed 3 Dec 18:15-19:45
📍 World Forum, Yangtze2
💻Or join online: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The ICC’s first conviction in the Darfur Situation is historic — but justice isn’t justice without reparations.
Join our #ASP24 side event: Pathways to Reparation for Sudan's victims
⏰ Wed 3 Dec 18:15-19:45
📍 World Forum, Yangtze2
💻Or join online: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join our #ASP24 side event: Pathways to Reparation for Sudan's victims
⏰ Wed 3 Dec 18:15-19:45
📍 World Forum, Yangtze2
💻Or join online: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...