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Joint Statement: The Blocking of Zawia 3 is a Serious Escalation in Egypt’s Restrictions on Press Freedom
The undersigned human rights organizations and media outlets, including the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT), express our deep concern ...
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Thailand: Forced Deportation of Uyghurs to China Raises Grave Human Rights Concerns
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 ...
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Russia: Serious deterioration of health of Yuri Dmitriev while in detention and refusal of treatment
New information RUS 003 / 0818 / OBS 109.4 Deterioration of health condition / Refusal to provide treatment / Arbitrary ...
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Ukraine Deserves Justice
On the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, explore the stories of individuals tortured and killed for resisting the occupation ...
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Looking towards 2025: OMCT Secretary General on the Future of Human Rights
OMCT Secretary General, Gerald Staberock, shares his vision for 2025 and OMCT's key priorities in the fight against torture ...
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Kyrgyzstan: Address death threats against imprisoned journalist Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy
In a joint statement, several human rights organisations, including the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT), call for the immediate release of journalist Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy detained in Kyrgystan since January ...
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Georgia: Continued arbitrary detention of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY GEO 001 / 0225 / OBS 008 Arbitrary detention / Hunger strike / Ill treatment Georgia 21 ...
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Turkey: Joint statement on the detention of Turkish journalists, "Release them now!"
In a joint statement, seventeen press freedom and human rights organisations, including the Observatory (FIDH-OMCT), call for the immediate release of the four journalists detained in Istanbul on 18 ...
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Regional convergence of repression of human rights defenders in the Sahel
In the Sahel, human rights defenders are being targeted more than ever by the various states, while civic space is deteriorating and public freedoms are under threat. The Observatory for the ...
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Facing the Past, Shaping the Future: Five Essential Actions for Justice and Reparations in Africa by 2025
OMCT Policy paper As the African Union convenes its 2025 Summit under the theme " Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations ,"the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) ...
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Bahrain: Joint letter to the EU calling for the release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad
Thirty-one human rights organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH), call on the European Union to urgently engage with Bahraini authorities to ...
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Turkey : Joint Statement ahead of the hearings of Betül Vangölü Kozağaçlı and Seda Şaraldı (ÇHD)
Ahead of the upcoming judicial hearings in the cases of Betül Vangölü Kozağaçlı and Seda Şaraldı, lawyers and members of the Progressive Lawyers' Association (Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği - ÇHD), the ...