Geneve-Paris, 12 May 2026 . The undersigned human rights organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the World Organisation Against ...

Tunis, 20 February 2024 – Sheikh Muftah Al-Amin Al-Biju, a prominent religious figure in the Libyan Sufi community, aged 74, battling diabetes and recovering from cancer, was forcibly abducted from ...

Based on a comprehensive analysis of key indicators, the Global Torture Index assesses each country across three scoring dimensions — an overall country score, seven thematic sub-scores, and a ...

The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Singapore. Brief description of the situation: The International Secretariat of OMCT has been ...

torture victims received psychological, medical and legal assistance through SANAD, OMCT’s direct assistance programme for torture victims in Tunisia.

The Israel Public Committee Against Torture in Israel was established in 1990 in response to years-long governmental policies that permitted the use of torture by the Israeli Securities Authority.

The Switzerland International Commission of Jurists is a non-governmental organisation that defends human rights and rule of law worldwide. It cooperates with governments, judges, and lawyers to ...

The Annual Human Rights Report 2023 of Odhikar, a member of our SOS-Torture Network in Bangladesh, is out.

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 defenders at risk wherever they are.

Today, torture lies at the heart of some of the world's most urgent crises, from rising authoritarianism and militarised policing to shrinking civic space and inequality-driven violence. It is ...

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