The report details the number of attacks against defenders between 2022 and 2024, as well as arbitrary detentions, torture ...

On the occasion of International Women's Rights Month, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) organises an online webinar to tackle the subject of sexual and reproductive rights in the world ...

Representing the Association of Survivors of Detention Facilities in Busan, Seok-joo Son is a survivor of the Yeonghwasook and Jaesaengwon Confinement Institutions, where marginalized populations were ...

Resources / Statements / Philippines: Duterte’s Arrest Marks a Historic Step Toward Justice for Victims of the ‘War on Drugs’" Geneva, 12 March 2025 - The arrest and transfer of former Philippine ...

The Salvadoran reality, marked by high levels of violence and discrimination, led Verónica Reyna, a psychologist and director of human rights at the Passionist Social Service (SSPAS), to become a ...

The OMCT. The World Organisation Against Torture (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture – OMCT in the French acronym) works with around 200 member organisations which constitute its SOS-Torture ...

Beirut, March 10, 2025 – Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to Saudi Arabia, and should allow his resettlement to a third ...

Resources / Statements / Bahrain: Joint Statement calling for the immediate release of detained human rights defender Ali AlHajee We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call for the immediate ...

The Observatory has been informed of the ongoing judicial harassment against Mr Sevan Doraisamy, Suara Rakyat Malaysia’s (SUARAM’s) Executive Director and member of the OMCT’s Executive Council, Ms ...

The United Against Torture Consortium, comprising OMCT, APT, IRCT, FIACAT, REDRESS and Omega Research Foundation, jointly with IBAHRI, welcome this dialogue and wish to express deep concern over the ...