On Friday, April 4, the Uzbek city of Samarkand hosted the first ever EU – Central Asia Summit where high-level officials – all five regional presidents and European Council President António Costa ...

We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our deep concern and call for your urgent intervention regarding the ongoing detention of renowned poet and democratic advocate Abdulrahman Yusuf Al ...

The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, 64 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice for ...

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 ...

Born in Damascus, Syria, Lina is a filmmaker, journalist, and human rights defender, who in 2011 decided to pick up her camera and start filming, without a plan, but with the knowledge that she has a ...

The UATC calls on international donors to secure support for the fight against torture ©Shutterstock Resources / Statements / International Donors: Secure Support for the Fight Against Torture Today ...

On December 13, 2024, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and members of the SOS Torture Network launched SOS-Defenders, a platform designed to document and advocate against the arbitrary ...

Recursos / Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders In a joint statement, 12 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn ...

Le 13 février 2025, plus de 100 membres et partenaires du réseau SOS-Torture ont participé au webinaire de l'OMCT sur l'Index Mondial de la Torture afin de partager les expériences de sa phase pilote ...