World Organisation Against Torture | OMCT
WEBOMCT works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights defenders at risk wherever they are.
China: Joint statement on the 2nd Anniversary of the… | OMCT
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Français. Español. We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to mark the second anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)’s publication of its Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China. That …
Our network | OMCT
WEBThe SOS-Torture Network is at the heart of the OMCT and is the currently the most important global network striving to put an end to torture and protect human rights defenders.
Who we are | OMCT
WEBThe OMCT works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights defenders at risk wherever they are.
Women | OMCT
WEBWomen and girls face particularly high risks of being subjected to torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
What is torture? | OMCT
WEBWhat is torture? Torture is the intentional destruction of a human being by another. The methods by which severe pain and suffering are inflicted vary, but they all have the same objective: to break a person, erase them as an individual, and deny they are human. Most of the time, torture evokes physical suffering, such as beatings or electrical ...
Belarus : Four years after Marfa Rabkova’s arbitrary… | OMCT
WEB2 days ago · Four years ago, on September 17, 2020, Viasna member Marfa Rabkova was arbitrarily detained. To this day, she remains unlawfully imprisoned. On the fourth anniversary of her detention, the Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and Viasna reiterate their call for her…
The Mendez Principles: solving crime with humane …
WEBThe Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering – also known as the Mendez Principles – are launched in June 2021. We have ample scientific evidence that there are methods of interviewing suspects, victims and witnesses that are both strictly compliant with…
Statements | OMCT
WEBThe World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights defenders at risk wherever they are.
Azerbaijan : Unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan since… | OMCT
WEB1 day ago · Mr Alain Berset Secretary General of the Council of Europe Palais de l’Europe Strasbourg 18 September 2024, Re.: Unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan since January 2024 Your Excellency, We would like to warmly welcome you as Secretary General of the Council of Europe. We look forward to…
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