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URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY THA 003 / 0625 / OBS 035 Judicial harassment / Restriction to freedom of movement/ Restriction to freedom of ...
Roadmap and methodology for the investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in the ...
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY New information THA 002 / 0923 / OBS 038.6 Sentencing / Arbitrary detention / Judicial ...
On June 25, 2025, during the Global Week Against Torture , OMCT and its partners will launch the Global Torture Index in an interactive event ...
This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture ...
The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights… ...
In Cajamarca, Peru, communities confront a challenging reality characterised by socio-environmental conflicts, the defence of their territories against mining expansion, and the criminalisation of ...
Respected Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, We, the undersigned five human rights organizations, strongly condemn the harassment and arbitrary detention of Baloch human rights defenders (HRDs) ...
L’Observatoire pour la protection des défenseurs des droits humains, un partenariat de l’Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT) et de la Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH ...
Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tchangari and stop using terrorism-related charges to silence dissent, Amnesty International, ...
Resources / Reports / Burundi : Torture, Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings persist despite the State's commitments Ten Burundian civil society organisations, under the coordination of ...