URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY TZA 001 / 0625 / OBS 037 Enforced disappearance / Arbitrary detention / Release Torture and ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY THA 003 / 0625 / OBS 035 Judicial harassment / Restriction to freedom of movement/ Restriction to freedom of ...

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 ...

In Cajamarca, Peru, communities confront a challenging reality characterised by socio-environmental conflicts, the defence of their territories against mining expansion, and the criminalisation of ...

Despite 175 countries ratifying the UN Convention Against Torture, this grave violation of human rights persists in prisons, public assemblies, armed conflicts, and daily police interventions. Torture ...

Resources / Reports / Burundi : Torture, Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings persist despite the State's commitments Ten Burundian civil society organisations, under the coordination of ...

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 ...

Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, RE: Urgent, high-level outreach to the King of Bahrain to release EU nationals Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad We, the undersigned ...

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 Committee Against Torture focused on key human rights challenges faced by Namibia, with particular attention to gender-based violence, including harmful traditional practices, and the treatment of ...

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 ...