In December 2024, three former members of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police were convicted by jury trial for the torture and ...

Resources / Reports / Zimbabwe’s Civic Space in Crisis: New Report Details Growing Operational Obstacles and Legal Threats to Civil Society The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe ...

Ressources / Rapports / Les routes de la torture vol n°3 : le rétrécissement de l’espace civique et son impact sur les personnes en déplacement en Tunisie Ce rapport présente un aperçu de l’ampleur et ...

The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr Rufat Safarov, a prominent human rights defender and founder of the organisation Defence Line, dedicated to the ...

The OMCT works with around 200 member organisations which constitute its SOS-Torture Network, to end torture, fight impunity and protect human rights defenders worldwide. Together, we make up the ...

The unprecedented police brutality against peaceful protesters in the cities of Tbilisi and Batumi must be stopped. The international community must react urgently to address the escalating human ...

In 2024, severe human rights crises impacted multiple regions. In Ukraine, the ongoing conflict led to violence against civilians, including torture and arbitrary detention. In Bangladesh, a brutal ...

15 December 2024: On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals ...

(Dakar, Geneve, Nairobi, Paris, December 9, 2024) – Niger’s military authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a prominent civil society activist and critic of the government, as he ...

À l'occasion de la Journée internationale pour l'abolition de l'esclavage, – L’Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT) et le Mouvement pour la Sauvegarde des Droits Humains (MSDH) expriment ...

Ressources / E-Bulletin de l’OMCT - 81ème session du Comité contre la torture L'OMCT mobilise et coordonne l'accès de la société civile au Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture (CAT). Au cours de ...