World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

📊 Today, OMCT and its #SOSTorture Network launches the #GlobalTortureIndex — a groundbreaking tool that exposes the risk of torture and ill-treatment in 26 countries across the world 🌍. 🗓️ Despite 175 countries ratifying the UN Convention Against Torture, the practice remains…

🇨🇭Et si la torture était le thermomètre de nos sociétés ? Dans @tdgch, @gstaberock, Secrétaire général de l’OMCT, alerte : la torture est encore une réalité, y compris en Europe. 📊 En juin, l’OMCT a lancé le tout premier Indice mondial de la torture. Le constat est sans appel…

🔵#AudienciasPúblicas |#Venezuela: Acompáñanos en la audiencia audiencia sobre ataques contra personas defensoras de derechos humanos.  📅 Jueves 24 de julio  🕓 14:00 DC y Venezuela  📹Regístrate para participar, aquí 👉bit.ly/4eRj4f5

🔴#CIDHAudiencias ǀ Organizaciones que monitorean la situación de derechos humanos en #ElSalvador estarán actualizando a la CIDH sobre el cierre del espacio público, la criminalización y detenciones de personas defensoras de DDHH. 📆Miércoles 23/7 🕛12:00 (ES) 🎥 YouTube CIDH

⏳ Reminder – Last chance to apply! 📢🇹🇳OMCT is still hiring a Protection Officer – Civic Space (Tunisia/EU) based in Brussels (80 %). 📅 Start date: September 1 🗓 Deadline to apply: August 3 🔗bit.ly/4eEnEwV Don't miss your chance to join a global movement for…

🇸🇻 La OMCT expresa su profunda solidaridad con @Cristosal, integrante de nuestra Red #SOSTortura, forzada a cesar operaciones en El Salvador debido al alarmante aumento de intimidación contra quienes defienden los derechos humanos en el país.

🔵#Perú enfrenta una grave amenaza al espacio cívico. La llamada Ley Anti-Justicia, impone controles desproporcionados a ONGs en Perú, criminaliza la defensa legal de víctimas y debilita el Estado de Derecho. 🔗Registro👉bit.ly/4ls0DzO

⏰ REMINDER – Last day to apply! 🇨🇭OMCT is looking for a Communications Intern! If you're passionate about human rights and digital communication, don’t miss this opportunity to join an international organisation at the heart of global advocacy to end torture worldwide. 📅…

🇹🇷 #FacesOfHope: Today, former chair of the Progressive Lawyer Association and human rights lawyer Selçuk Kozagaçlı turns 53 years old, still behind bars. He has spent 8 years in prison for no other reason than defending the most vulnerable against the abuse and greed of…

STATEMENT: LCW DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE SURRENDER OF OSAMA NJEEM TO THE ICC Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) expresses its profound concern regarding the persistent failure of the Libyan authorities to implement the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants. The case of Osama…

🇵🇪 Nos sumamos a la preocupación por la nueva ley de amnistía en #Perú, que contraviene estándares internacionales de derechos humanos y amenaza el acceso a la justicia de las víctimas. ⚠️ Pedimos a la @presidenciaperu que detenga su entrada en vigor. 🔗…

"Torture victims face many barriers to healing and justice" 💬 🇺🇦 In this 90 seconds video, Maryna Demura, a human rights defender from Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city that has been frequently targeted due to its proximity to 🇷🇺 Russia, shares her insights on Ukraine’s remaining gaps…

In a just world, defending human rights should be celebrated, not criminalised. Yet many activists are imprisoned for standing up for justice. Join us in calling for their release ➡️web.civicus.org/standasmywitne… #StandAsMyWitness #DefendDefenders #FreeThemAll

#Mexico: Supreme Court ruling that decisions of the UN Committee against Torture on interim measures are binding & part of the constitutional order is profoundly significant. With 6 cases pending against the State party, it is crucial that the interim measures are fully respected

🇵🇪 #Perú enfrenta una grave amenaza al espacio cívico. La llamada Ley Anti-Justicia, impone controles desproporcionados a ONGs en Perú, criminaliza la defensa legal de víctimas y debilita el Estado de Derecho. El próximo lunes 21 de julio, acompáñanos en la Audiencia Pública…

✊The sanctioning of the UN Special Rapporteur, an independent mandate created by the UN to report on crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, is inacceptable. 📢 The OMCT calls on states in Europe and other state parties to the ICC to protect international…

📢🇹🇳 OMCT is hiring in Brussels! We’re looking for a Protection Officer – Civic Space (Tunisia/EU) (80%). ✨ Advocacy, coordination, collective action, direct support to civil society… This position places you at the heart of the human rights movement 📅 Start date:…

⏰ REMINDER – Last days to apply! OMCT Geneva Office is looking for a Communications Intern! 📅 Starting date: September 1, 2025 📍 Location: Geneva Office 🕑 Duration: 6 months Deadline to apply: July 18, 2025 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/4k68S35 #InternshipOpportunity…

📢 New Policy Paper Launch: Protesting Without Fear Our new paper “Protesting without fear” reveals how these abuses persist in plain sight, exposes the scale of this issue and outlines urgent measures grounded in the anti-torture framework. 🔗 Read our latest policy paper :…

The OMCT is deeply concerned by footage shared by Turkish state officials showing the ill-treatment of individuals affiliated with the Leman caricature magazine during their arrest. ✊We join our local partners in urging the authorities to respect the right to freedom of…