L’Organisation mondiale contre la torture exprime son indignation face aux tentatives de perturbation et de déstabilisation des travaux du Conseil national de la Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l’Homme ...

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 ...

Armel Niyongere, exiled Burundian lawyer and Secretary General of SOS-Torture Burundi, a member of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) SOS-Torture network, continues to denounce human rights ...

Geneva, 14 April 2025 - Myanmar’s Tharyarwaddy prison stands as a stark symbol of state-sponsored abuse, where political detainees endure torture, medical neglect, and forced labor under ...

The Observatory has been informed about the imminent trial, ongoing arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of citizen journalist and human rights defender Zhang Zhan. Initially targeted by Chinese ...

Resources / Statements / Turkey: Joint statement on the detention of Turkish journalists, "Release them now!" In a joint statement, seventeen press freedom and human rights organisations, including ...

Resources / Statements / Urgent Call: Libyan Arab Armed Forces Must Be Held Accountable for Torture Crimes Committed in Garnada The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Libyan ...

On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, we recognize the courage of individuals and human rights defenders in Iran who, despite the threat of death in a repressive environment, continue to fight ...

Despite its inherent weaknesses and failures, the recently concluded UN Joint Programme for Human Rights in the Philippines has often been touted as a model to operationalise the Council's agenda item ...

We thank Special Rapporteur for her comprehensive report and presentation. World Organisation against Torture fully shares your concerns regarding the human rights situation in Russia. Together with ...

Ahead of its January 2025 vote on the renewal of Azerbaijan’s credentials, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) should develop and enforce clear criteria that Azerbaijan should ...

Today, together with the undersigned leading human rights organisations, we sent a joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council asking it urgently support the establishment of an independent ...