The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY AZE 002 / 1224 / OBS 052 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Azerbaijan 20 December ...

These examples represent just a few of the critical human rights challenges that defined the global landscape in 2024, emphasizing the urgent need for sustained efforts to uphold human dignity ...

Resources / Blog / "Torture is the ultimate abuse of state power over its citizens": Interview with EU Special Representative Olof Skoog This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium ...

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 ...

This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture ...

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 ...

Nicaraguans, as a result of the recent reforms to the Constitution, have been left without rights, being eliminated from its text the recognition of treaties and conventions on human rights, the ...

This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture ...

(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 ...

Alert "Torture destroys communities"—An interview with UN anti-torture chief Podcast Search OMCT ...