Joint statement by international and regional human rights experts in the context of the continued arbitrary and prolonged ...

Paris-Geneva, June 22, 2022 – Following the arbitrary detention of 22 people, including 20 journalists, in Diyarbakir earlier this month, 16 of them were arbitrarily arrested on June 16, 2022. FIDH ...

Digital violence against women and girls in Libya is no longer a fringe issue; it is a systemic, escalating threat that ...

Joint OMCT–FIDH investigation reveals how Georgia’s ruling party has built a system of repression against civil society, with ...

We, the undersigned organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), call ...

The undersigned organizations call for the immediate release of lawyer at the Court of Cassation and former member of Egypt’s National Council for ...

Armel Niyongere, exiled Burundian lawyer and Secretary General of SOS-Torture Burundi, a member of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) SOS-Torture network, continues to denounce human rights ...

The Observatory (OMCT-FIDH), together with the undersigned human rights organizations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and ...

Resources / Statements / Philippines: Baguio Breaks Ground on Human Rights Defenders’ Protection – National Law Must Follow The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) together with the ...

Resources / Statements / Afghanistan: Civil Society Calls for an Independent UN Accountability Mechanism The OMCT together with over 100 Afghan and international civil society organisations reiterates ...

In June 2025, the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), together with the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) and Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+), released a report titled “Every ...

Dear President von der Leyen, We write to urge you to prioritise human rights in the forthcoming European Union (EU)-China Summit to be held in China on July 24-25. At the recent G7 meeting, European ...