Geneva-Paris, 20 May 2026 - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) has been informed about ...

The 84th session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) took place from 13th April to 1st May 2026. During this session, the ...

The World organisation against torture and its network members, are deeply alarmed by the arbitrary suspension of three prominent local human rights organizations in Ethiopia and call for their ...

The World Organisation Against Torture conducted a country visit to Bangkok, Thailand, from 4 to 8 May 2026 to assess the implementation of the recommendations addressed to the State by the United ...

Update on this article: the Global Torture Index mentioned here is now publicly available as of June 2025. You can explore the platform at this link. Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights ...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), under the framework ...

Ce rapport met en lumière l’ampleur des violations des droits humains subies par les personnes en déplacement en Tunisie entre mai et décembre 2025, tout en revenant sur plusieurs évolutions ...

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 ...

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are deeply concerned about the ongoing systematic repression of Pamiri Indigenous Peoples in Tajikistan. This repression has intensified since 2022 ...

The World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), together with the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) and Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+), releases a new report, “Every Hour Felt as Long ...

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 enforcement of Covid-19 related restrictions has dangerously increased police violence worldwide, according to a new briefing report published today by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT ...