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 ...

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 ...

Damj - l'association Tunisienne Pour la justice et l'égalité is a Tunisian human rights organization founded in 2002 and legally recognized in 2011. It works to promote and protect the rights of ...

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your ...

The assassination of Yanar Mohammed, a prominent Iraqi feminist and President of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), on 2 March 2026 in Baghdad, constitutes a grave attack against ...

On March 13, human rights activist Tolekan Ismailova was taken in for questioning by officers from the Bishkek City Main Internal Affairs Directorate. The day before, it became known that a ...

In response to the violent repression of protests and the use of excessive force against those exercising their right to peaceful assembly, the UATC has developed a range of practical tools and ...

Thank you Mr. Vice-president, We welcome and thank the Special Rapporteur on the present report. We wish to stress that surveillance should not be viewed in isolation from broader patterns of ...

GENEVA, 25 June 2026 — Iran is rated as one of the world’s worst countries for torture, impunity and state violence in the newly released 2026 Global Torture Index, showing where the risk of torture ...

The global movement against torture stands at a critical moment, operating in an increasingly volatile environment. There are now more conflicts than at any time since the Second World War, while ...

(Nairobi, 22 juin 2026) – Les autorités du Burkina Faso devraient fournir d’urgence des informations sur la disparition forcée du journaliste Atiana Serge Oulon, commise pardes agents de l’État il y a ...

The second edition of the Global Torture Index highlights a marked disconnect between international legal standards and domestic legal frameworks on the one hand, and their persistent disregard in ...