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 ...

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

Armel Niyongere, exiled Burundian lawyer and Secretary General of SOS-Torture Burundi, a member of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) SOS-Torture network, continues to denounce human rights ...

Geneva, 14 April 2025 - Myanmar’s Tharyarwaddy prison stands as a stark symbol of state-sponsored abuse, where political detainees endure torture, medical neglect, and forced labor under ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The past year has seen a further erosion of the absolute prohibition of torture, the foundation of the international human rights order. The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) recalls that ...

We thank Special Rapporteur for her comprehensive report and presentation. World Organisation against Torture fully shares your concerns regarding the human rights situation in Russia. Together with ...