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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Geneva-Paris, March 22, 2022 - The Zimbabwean Parliament is discussing an amendment of the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Act that seriously threatens the right to freedom of association in the ...

Resources / Statements / Honduras: authorities should not lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility The Centro de Prevención, Tratamiento y Rehabilitación de las Victimas de la Tortura y sus ...