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 ...

The global movement against torture stands at a critical moment, operating in an increasingly volatile environment. There are now more conflicts than at any time since the Second World War, while ...

While the EU recently elevated its relationship with Viet Nam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, civic space within Viet Nam continues to shrink. This repression is no longer contained within ...

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

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

The second edition of the Global Torture Index highlights a marked disconnect between international legal standards and domestic legal frameworks on the one hand, and their persistent disregard in ...

Roberta Metsola  President of the European Parliament  25 June 2026, Brussels  Dear President Metsola,  We, the undersigned organisations, are writing ...

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

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

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

Geneva, 14 April 2025 - Myanmar’s Tharyarwaddy prison stands as a stark symbol of state-sponsored abuse, where political detainees endure torture, medical neglect, and forced labor under ...

We, civil society across the globe - including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) -strongly condemn and denounce the acid attack against the Deputy Coordinator of ...