The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has been informed of the conviction and sentencing of Gregory Vallianatos , ...

Internationally, a pattern of criminalisation and arbitrary detention against indigenous human rights defenders (HRDs) has ...

Al-Sharigy, a Libyan national, was subjected to egregious gender-based violence (GBV) and fell victim like many others to the ...

July 29, 2025 H.M. King Mohammed VI Rabat, Morocco Your Majesty, We are writing to request that the government of Morocco ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY KEN 002 / 0725 / OBS 045 Arbitrary detention / Release / Judicial harassment / Restriction to ...

The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights… ...

The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights… ...

GEO 003 / 0725 / OBS 044 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment / Restriction to freedom of expression/ Restriction to ...

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) thanks the High Commission for the presented report. We welcome its findings that certain human rights violations perpetrated in Belarus since 2020 amount ...

With 70% of detention centres overcrowded, the Philippines is one of the countries in the world hardest hit by prison overpopulation. The Marcos Jr administration has promised to tackle the problem ...

Geneva – Brussels, 15 July, 2022 – Increased incarceration rates over recent years have exacerbated already substandard conditions of detention in Turkey, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) ...

We from Afghan HRD+ and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) fully support Mr. Bennet’s observations that the human rights situation in my country is further worsening, and violations are ...