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URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY TZA 001 / 0625 / OBS 037 Enforced disappearance / Arbitrary detention / Release Torture and ...
Roadmap and methodology for the investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in the ...
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY THA 003 / 0625 / OBS 035 Judicial harassment / Restriction to freedom of movement/ Restriction to freedom of ...
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 ...
Nairobi-Geneva, 28 June 2024 — The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Independent Medico-legal Unit (IMLU) follow with close attention to the worrying situation in Kenya where protests ...
The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights… ...
Resources / Reports / Türkiye: The situation in prisons is reaching crisis levels Turkey’s incarceration rate grew by 89.3% between 2011 and 2021. The country is now among the top three in Europe for ...
Open letter to the Embassies of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America to ...
We from Afghan HRD+ and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) fully support Mr. Bennet’s observations that the human rights situation in my country is further worsening, and violations are ...