On 7 June 2026, the Government of Bangladesh published two draft bills: the Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearance ...

Sustained advocacy, legal action and international solidarity can help secure the release of arbitrarily detained human ...

The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by ...

On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we stand in solidarity with survivors worldwide and sound the ...

Sustained advocacy, legal action and international solidarity can help secure the release of arbitrarily detained human ...

Based on a comprehensive analysis of key indicators, the Global Torture Index assesses each country across three scoring dimensions — an overall country score, seven thematic sub-scores, and a ...

Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association ...

The SOS-Torture Network is at the heart of the OMCT and is the currently the most important global network striving to put an end to torture and protect human rights defenders. At the outset, in 1985, ...

The undersigned European and national human rights organisations express deep concern at the December court ruling in Türkiye shutting down LGBTI+ youth organisation, Genç LGBTİ+, the lawsuit ...

The Philippine Alliance for Human Rights Advocates is a non-profit alliance of individuals, institutions, and organisations committed to the promotion, protection, and realization of human rights. It ...

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

The past year has seen a further erosion of the absolute prohibition of torture, the foundation of the international human rights order. The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) recalls that ...