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The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) warn the Kenyan authorities ...
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled ...
Roadmap and methodology for the investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in the ...
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY TZA 001 / 0625 / OBS 037 Enforced disappearance / Arbitrary detention / Release Torture and ...
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY THA 003 / 0625 / OBS 035 Judicial harassment / Restriction to freedom of movement/ Restriction to freedom of ...
On June 25, 2025, during the Global Week Against Torture , OMCT and its partners will launch the Global Torture Index in an interactive event ...
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 ...
The World Organisation Against Torture Office in Geneva is seeking to recruit a motivated and detail-oriented intern to support the Finance Team during a high-demand period. We are looking for a ...
Resources / Statements / Urgent support needed for the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Public Statement by Civil Society Organisations on the Occasion of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Chairpersons of ...
The Observatory has been informed about the eighth and latest conviction and prison sentence of Mr Anon Nampa, a prominent pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer who has been arbitrarily ...
L'OMCT travaille avec environ 200 organisations membres qui constituent son réseau SOS-Torture, pour mettre fin à la torture, lutter contre l'impunité et protéger les défenseurs des droits humains ...