On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, we recognize the courage of individuals and human rights defenders in Iran who, ...

The past year has seen a further erosion of the absolute prohibition of torture, the foundation of the international human ...

RUS 002 / 1024 / OBS 041 Judicial harassment Russian Federation October 4, 2024 The Observatory for the Protection of Human ...

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia Thank you, Mr. President. We remain deeply concerned about the escalating repression of dissent in Cambodia. In the first half of 2024, ...

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint FIDH-OMCT partnership, is saddened by the passing of Indian academic and human rights defender Gokarakonda Naga (G.N.) Saibaba on ...

Despite its inherent weaknesses and failures, the recently concluded UN Joint Programme for Human Rights in the Philippines has often been touted as a model to operationalise the Council's agenda item ...

The OMCT works with around 200 member organisations which constitute its SOS-Torture Network, to end torture, fight impunity and protect human rights defenders worldwide. Together, we make up the ...

Ahead of its January 2025 vote on the renewal of Azerbaijan’s credentials, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) should develop and enforce clear criteria that Azerbaijan should ...