The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY AZE 002 / 1224 / OBS 052 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Azerbaijan 20 December ...

These examples represent just a few of the critical human rights challenges that defined the global landscape in 2024, emphasizing the urgent need for sustained efforts to uphold human dignity ...

The OMCT works with around 200 member organisations which constitute its SOS-Torture Network, to end torture, fight impunity and protect human rights defenders worldwide. Together, we make up the ...

15 December 2024: On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals ...

Against criminalization of environmental activism and right to protest in Italy, and in support of national mobilizations against draft bill 1236 ...

Claude Heller, Chair of the Committee against Torture, the UN body of rights that monitors states' compliance with the ...

The unprecedented police brutality against peaceful protesters in the cities of Tbilisi and Batumi must be stopped. The international community must react urgently to address the escalating human ...

Resources / Blog / "Torture is the ultimate abuse of state power over its citizens": Interview with EU Special Representative Olof Skoog This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium ...