We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call for the immediate release of human rights defender Ali AlHajee, who was ...

THE OBSERVATORY MYS 001 / 0325 / OBS 010 Judicial harassment Malaysia 5 March 2025 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture ...

His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Office of the President Al Ittihadiya Palace Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt March 4, 2025 Dear President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ...

Today marks two years since Viasna members Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic and Uladzimir Labkovich were convicted and sentenced to heavy prison sentences following an unfair trial under ...

General Debate General Debate on OHCHR activities in Colombia; Guatemala; and Honduras Oral statement by Donovan Jimenez Ortega We acknowledge the Office of the High Commissioner's activity reports on ...

TJK 001 / 0225 / OBS 010 Administrative harassment / Criminalisation / Arbitrary detention Tajikistan 3 March 2025 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the ...

The undersigned human rights organizations and media outlets, including the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT), express our deep concern ...

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) expresses grave concern over reports that at least 40 Uyghurs, detained in Thailand since 2014, have been forcibly deported to China. This raises serious ...

New information RUS 003 / 0818 / OBS 109.4 Deterioration of health condition / Refusal to provide treatment / Arbitrary detention / Torture and ill-treatment Russian Federation 26 February 2025 The ...

OMCT Secretary General, Gerald Staberock, shares his vision for 2025 and OMCT's key priorities in the fight against torture ...

On the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, explore the stories of individuals tortured and killed for resisting the occupation ...