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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 5h

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...

ICC Holds First High-level Sudanese Official Responsible for International Crimes in Darfur

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 1d

📢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

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Madagascar: the United Against Torture Consortium Condemns the Brutal Repression of Demonstrations for Water and Electricity

United Against Torture condemns Madagascar’s violent crackdown on peaceful GEN Z protests, urging accountability for excessive force and human rights abuses.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 7d

📢 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:

Arbitrary detention victims urge Starmer to press Modi on jailed British Sikh

Activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been held in Indian prison for nearly eight years without full trial

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 8d

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.

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One Year on and Still No Right to Consular Assistance, Despite Labour Promise

Despite cross-party support, the UK has yet to make consular assistance a legal right, leaving British nationals at risk abroad

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Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice @4genderjustice.org · 12d

🚨 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 ⬇️

Sahel States’ ICC Withdrawal: A Step Back for Victims and Justice

The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI)*, including FIDH, the CICC, REDRESS, TRIAL and WIGJ, condemns the announced withdrawals of Burkina (…)

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 13d

Full episode here - www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @redress.org @justiceinfo.bsky.social

Episode 143 – Disinformation in the Philippines with Benjie Aquino

Stef, Benjie and Janet in The Hague Humanity Hub A complex legal shuffle is going on in The Hague currently, where the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte is being held at the Inte…

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 12d

📽️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

Babloo Loitongbam of Human Rights Alert describes the torture and extrajudicial killings in India

YouTube video by REDRESS Trust

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 13d

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.

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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 12d

🇵🇭 #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...

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Duterte, the ICC and the art of disinformation

In this podcast, Benjie Aquino tells how the postponement of the Duterte trial at the ICC and the uncertainty on the whole process have increased the space for disinformation, rumors and wild speculat...

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 13d

📺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.

Torture Crisis in India: Can It Lead on Peace and Security Globally?

YouTube video by REDRESS Trust

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International Accountability Platform for Belarus @iapbelarus.org · 15d

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

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International Accountability Platform for Belarus @iapbelarus.org · 15d

🤔 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.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 15d

⛓️ 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.

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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 15d

📣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

Regulate the trade in policing equipment now

Ask your government to back a global treaty to keep equipment like tear gas and pepper spray from getting into the hands of abusive police forces.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 15d

🌍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.

Torture Crisis in India: Can It Lead on Peace and Security Globally?

YouTube video by REDRESS Trust

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 16d

🚨 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

Joint Statement: Save the ICC and the Rule of Law

Global call to defend the ICC from US sanctions that threaten international justice, accountability, and victims of war crimes and atrocities.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 16d

🌍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⬇️

India at the UN General Assembly: Can a State Tolerating Torture Lead on Peace and Security?

As India pushes for a permanent UN Security Council seat, a new REDRESS blog examines how India is falling short of his human rights obligations, which may undermine its aspirations to become a global...

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International Accountability Platform for Belarus @iapbelarus.org · 19d

🚨 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

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 19d

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 19d

✊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 🔽
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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 21d

🪧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...

The military-police pipeline

Hind Hassan tracks the spread of the global weapons trade beyond the battlefield – to the militarised police.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 22d

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 22d

⛓️ 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 🔽
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Prominent Figures and Organisations Urge Life-Saving Medical Care for Iran’s Longest-Held Female Political Prisoner

22 organisations and 13 public figures, including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, urge Iran to grant life-saving medical care to Zeinab Jalalian, its longest-held female political prisoner.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 23d

⚖️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 ⬇️

Lessons from Malawi: The Case That Challenged the Mandatory Death Penalty by Kiri Van Lengen-Welty and Saul Lehfreund

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Omega Research Foundation @omegarf.bsky.social · 23d

🇳🇵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.

UATC & Partners - Nepal: Protect Protesters and Ensure Accountability - Omega Research Foundation

Statement: The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) and partners express grave concern at the killing of at least 34 protesters and the injuring of hundreds more during Nepal’s crackdown on youth-...

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