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 ...

In Cajamarca, Peru, communities confront a challenging reality characterised by socio-environmental conflicts, the defence of ...

Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tchangari and stop ...

Resources / Statements / Joint Statement: The Blocking of Zawia 3 is a Serious Escalation in Egypt’s Restrictions on Press Freedom The undersigned human rights organizations and media outlets, ...

Geneva, 27 February 2025 – The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) expresses grave concern over reports that at least 40 Uyghurs, detained in Thailand since 2014, have been forcibly deported to ...

26 December 2024 marked the fifth anniversary of the crackdown on the “Xiamen gathering”, a private gathering that about 20 Chinese human rights defenders and lawyers convened in Xiamen, China in ...

Resources / Statements / Urgent Call: Libyan Arab Armed Forces Must Be Held Accountable for Torture Crimes Committed in Garnada The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Libyan ...

The conflict in Sudan, raging since April 2023, has displaced over 10 million Sudanese and forced them to seek refuge in neighbouring countries. However, instead of finding safety, they encounter a ...

Resources / Reports / Iran: OMCT brief highlights systematic use of internal exile to suppress human rights defenders and minorities The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has released a new ...

Despite its inherent weaknesses and failures, the recently concluded UN Joint Programme for Human Rights in the Philippines has often been touted as a model to operationalise the Council's agenda item ...