Geneva-Paris, 20 May 2026 - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) has been informed about ...

The 84th session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) took place from 13th April to 1st May 2026. During this session, the ...

The World Organisation Against Torture conducted a country visit to Bangkok, Thailand, from 4 to 8 May 2026 to assess the implementation of the recommendations addressed to the State by the United ...

Update on this article: the Global Torture Index mentioned here is now publicly available as of June 2025. You can explore the platform at this link. Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights ...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), under the framework ...

Three years after Ethiopia’s review by the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) in May 2023, serious concerns remain regarding the prevention ...

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT ...

Geneve-Paris, 12 May 2026 . The undersigned human rights organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, ...

Questionnaire is available here in English, French and Spanish. The deadline to complete it is June 13. Throughout the years, the ...

Resources / Reports / Türkiye: The situation in prisons is reaching crisis levels Turkey’s incarceration rate grew by 89.3% between 2011 and 2021. The country is now among the top three in Europe for ...

The World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), together with the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) and Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+), releases a new report, “Every Hour Felt as Long ...

The re-election of long-standing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in early January took place in a context of gross human rights violations that continue to occur across the country with almost complete ...