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Azerbaijan : Serious concerns over the ill-treatment of five women journalists detained in politically motivated cases

July 2026 - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and the undersigned organisations ...
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Looking Back on 40 Years of the Fight Against Torture with the Chair of the Committee Against Torture

This interview is part of the United Against Torture Consortium’s Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture ...
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India: The international community must call for the immediate release of Umar Khalid

On Jan. 5, 2026, the Indian Supreme Court denied bail to human rights defender and student activist Umar Khalid, who has been detained for over five years without trial, in violation of India’s ...
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China: Artist Gao Zhen Detained Over Political Artworks

Geneve-Paris, 12 May 2026 . The undersigned human rights organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the World Organisation Against ...
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The Death Penalty: Torture by Design

Each year on 10 October, the world marks the International Day against the Death Penalty. Although there is a clear trend towards abolition, with five international instruments prohibiting its use and ...
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Kenya: Escalating harassment of human rights defender Diana Gichengo

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your ...
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Damj l’association Tunisienne pour la justice et l’égalité

Damj - l'association Tunisienne Pour la justice et l'égalité is a Tunisian human rights organization founded in 2002 and legally recognized in 2011. It works to promote and protect the rights of ...
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Rapport annuel

28.01.25 Rapport Annuel Rapport Annuel 2024 ...
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Venezuela: The Observatory (OMCT-FIDH) report denounces systematic repression of human rights defenders

The report details the number of attacks against defenders between 2022 and 2024, as well as arbitrary detentions, torture and forced disappearances. The undersigned organisations warn about the ...
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Ethiopia's 7th General Election: Civic Space and Security at Risk

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), under the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express ...
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Iran: How Mahsa Amini’s death sparked a nationwide uprising

A year ago, Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, died in the custody of the morality police after being arrested over alleged “improper” hijab in Tehran. Her death ignited a wave of ...
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The Forced Return of Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan: A Test of the Council of Europe's Credibility

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to bring to your urgent attention the forced return of journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan and the broader pattern of transnational repression ...