World Organisation Against Torture

Follow-up report to the concluding observations of the Committee Against Torture on fifth periodic report of Türkiye

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), together with the Foundation for Society and Legal Studies (TOHAV), has ...
World Organisation Against Torture

Follow-up report to the Concluding Observations of the Committee against Torture on Azerbaijan’s 5th periodic report

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in partnership with the International Lawyers Network (ILN), has submitted a ...
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Thailand/Vietnam: End acts of transnational repression against human rights defenders after Y Quynh Bdap’s extradition to Vietnam

Paris–Geneva, 2 December 2025 – The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) strongly condemns ...
World Organisation Against Torture

Belarus Turns Torture Into Public Spectacle, New OMCT Briefing Warns

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) today released a briefing note revealing how the Belarusian regime has ...
World Organisation Against TortureOpinion

When Torture Goes Public: How Belarus Turns Forced Confessions Into a Tool of Fear

In Belarus today, torture no longer hides behind closed doors. A new OMCT briefing exposes how this system functions, who it ...
World Organisation Against Torture

Urgent interventions

The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights… ...