Joint Statement Addis Abeba, Geneva - 28 November 2024 The World organisation against torture and its network members, are deeply alarmed by the arbitrary suspension of three prominent local human ...

Over the past three decades, significant strides have been made in developing and interpreting norms to advance women’s rights. Yet, these advancements have not translated into greater safety for ...

This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This ...

Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on human rights, particularly targeting women ...

The World Organisation against Torture, together with its partner Mizan Law Group for Human Rights, submitted an alternative report to the United Nations Committee against Torture, focusing on the ...

Le Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture contrôle la mise en œuvre des obligations des États parties à la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou ...

In Brazil, torture and other forms of ill-treatment of children in socioeducative units are widespread. Maria Clara D’Ávila is a lawyer at the Brazil-based organisation GAJOP, The Office of Legal ...

Resources / Statements / India: Three years of arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez November 21, 2024 - On November 22, 2024, Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human ...

SUARAM is a non-governmental organisation established in 1989 that defends and supports the respect for human rights, for which it monitors and advocates for the right to trial, freedom from abuse of ...

This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture ...