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“It Became Life, It Became Survival” - FIFDH and OMCT Spotlight Syrian Film Director Lina
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, ...
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Global Torture Index: Data Transparency and the Documentation of Torture and Ill-treatment
The democratic health of a country can be measured by its transparency, through public authorities making information ...
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SOS-Defenders: A New Platform to Protect Human Rights Defenders
On December 13, 2024, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and members of the SOS Torture Network ...
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International Donors: Secure Support for the Fight Against Torture
Today many of the 200+ international partners of our United Against Torture Consortium ( UATC ) face the sudden loss of vital international ...
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Azerbaijan: Arbitrary arrest of Bashir Suleymanli and Mammad Alpay
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY AZE 001 / 0425 / OBS 017 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Azerbaijan 7 April 2025 The ...
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Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders
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 ...
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Libya: Escalating Hate Speech, Xenophobia, and Violence Against Migrants in Libya
Resources / Statements / Libya: Escalating Hate Speech, Xenophobia, and Violence Against Migrants in Libya Tunis, 19 March 2025 – The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) strongly condemns the ...