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EU/Israel: 60+ organizations demand suspension of EU-Israel
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1566+ words) Dear President von der Leyen, Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, Dear Foreign Ministers of the EU member states, We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations and trade unions, write to you as Israeli authorities escalate their brutal repression and…...
Joint Statement for signatures: Alarming escalation in repression of
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (313+ words) The court concluded that the visuals could "encourage" people to become lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans, and that they violate public morality and Article 41 (Protection of the Family) of the Turkish Constitution, ruling to close the association, thereby violating the…...
Statement by Italia M'ndez before the UN Special Rapporteur on torture
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (241+ words) 61st regular session of the Human Rights Council Item 3: ID with the SR on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment - Interactive Dialogue My name is Italia M'ndez. In November 2023, together with torture survivors from across Latin America,…...
UATC calls for accountability amid severe crackdown on protests and
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (228+ words) United Nations Human Rights Council 39th Special Session on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran Oral statement, IRCT on behalf of the United against Torture Consortium The IRCT together with OMCT, Omega Research Foundation and REDRESS,…...
Regional Litigators" Groups: Collective Resistance Against Torture
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (389+ words) In 2019, the OMCT and members of the SOS-Torture Network established three Regional Litigators" Groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, followed by a fourth group in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) in 2024. These groups bring together lawyers and human rights…...
Open Call for Five Regional Experts for the Global Torture Index
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) ABOUT THE GLOBAL TORTURE INDEX The objective of the Global Torture Index is to provide a tool measuring and assessing the risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment in any given country on an annual basis. The Index evaluates…...
United Against Torture Consortium Gathers Over 40 Human Rights Actors
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (165+ words) Banjul, 16 October 2025 " The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), a coalition of six leading anti-torture organisations working with over 200 civil society organisations across the world, convened a regional partners" meeting in Banjul, The Gambia, from 1516 October 2025. Marie Salphati, a representative of…...
Hope in Action: Interview with UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) What struggles do human rights defenders face? Can you recall something or someone that inspired you and your work? I look back on my time as director of Amnesty International Ireland, when members mobilized to help abolish the death penalty…...
New Analysis Reveals Stagnation in Funding for Human Rights Defenders
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) Funding channels: International NGOs continue to receive the majority of support (7984%), while local NGOs directly receive 1621%, with roughly half of all funding ultimately reaching local actors. Global grants dominate: Unspecified or global funding remains the predominant modality, limiting the targeting…...
It is time to release all human rights defenders and end their
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (167+ words) Joint statement by international and regional human rights experts in the context of the continued arbitrary and prolonged detention of human rights defenders Today, the undersigned regional and international human rights mechanisms and mandate holders, together with the Observatory for…...