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Roadmap and methodology for the investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in the ...
In Cajamarca, Peru, communities confront a challenging reality characterised by socio-environmental conflicts, the defence 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 highlighting its role as a vital resource for assessing and ...
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 ...
Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tchangari and stop ...
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 ...
The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), with our national members, call the Government of Georgia to end violence against peaceful protesters, promptly and impartially investigate all credible ...
The re-election of long-standing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in early January took place in a context of gross human rights violations that continue to occur across the country with almost complete ...
We the undersigned groups and organisations, including FIDH and OMCT in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, would like to express our grave concern and raise ...
Discussions on the electoral process, led by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), regained momentum early this year despite growing public frustration, persistent political division, ...
Turkey has been employing counter-terrorism and national security legislation to restrict rights and freedoms and silence the voices of human rights defenders, the World Organisation Against Torture ...