The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) warn the Kenyan authorities ...

We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY TZA 001 / 0625 / OBS 037 Enforced disappearance / Arbitrary detention / Release Torture and ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY THA 003 / 0625 / OBS 035 Judicial harassment / Restriction to freedom of movement/ Restriction to freedom of ...

Roadmap and methodology for the investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in the ...

On June 25, 2025, during the Global Week Against Torture , OMCT and its partners will launch the Global Torture Index in an interactive event ...

In Cajamarca, Peru, communities confront a challenging reality characterised by socio-environmental conflicts, the defence of their territories against mining expansion, and the criminalisation of ...

The Global Torture Index, a pioneering initiative by OMCT and partners, is poised to revolutionize the global fight against torture. It will be launched on 25 June, during the Global Week Against ...

Geneva, 14 April 2025 - Myanmar’s Tharyarwaddy prison stands as a stark symbol of state-sponsored abuse, where political detainees endure torture, medical neglect, and forced labor under ...

Geneva, 27 February 2025 – The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) expresses grave concern over reports that at least 40 Uyghurs, detained in Thailand since 2014, have been forcibly deported to ...

Beyond the physical violence, detainees suffered food and water deprivation, overcrowding, prolonged solitary confinement, and forced labor. Medical reports from survivors document fractures and other ...

Geneva, 10 May 2021 - Violence against women has been on the rise worldwide over recent years.Nowhere is this more acute than in Asia, due to a combination of specific regional factors, said a report ...