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After years of repression and a violent turning point in July 2024, Bangladesh is navigating a critical moment for human rights. While the scale of abuses remains stark, signs of change are beginni...
In Pakistan, torture is widespread and systemic, especially in law enforcement and detention facilities, according to OMCT’s Global Torture Index. Haris Zaki is the team lead for policy and advocac...
Türkiye’s human rights record remains under international scrutiny. For 2025, the Global Torture Index classifies the country as facing a high risk of torture and ill-treatment, based on data colle...
Para 2025, el Índice Global de la Tortura clasifica al país como un país con un riesgo alto de tortura y malos tratos, basándose en los datos recopilados en 2023 y 2024.
El Índice Global de la To...
Torture and ill-treatment remain serious and recurring issues in Colombia, particularly during law enforcement operations, detention and armed conflict. For 2025, the Global Torture Index classifie...
Torture is widespread and systemic in Pakistan, especially within law enforcement and detention facilities. For 2025, the Global Torture Index classifies the country as facing a high risk of tortur...
In recent years, civic space has significantly reduced in El Salvador, under a state of exception, a state of emergency that suspended several constitutional rights. Human rights defenders have fac...
En los últimos años, el espacio cívico se ha reducido significativamente en El Salvador bajo un régimen de excepción, un estado de emergencia que ha suspendido varios derechos constitucionales. Las...
The situation in the Philippines continues to be characterised by widespread reports of torture, extrajudicial killings and attacks against human rights defenders and journalists. For 2025, the Glo...
Nicaragua: El régimen detiene a familias y las desaparece. Carlos Brenes y su esposa, Salvadora Martínez están desaparecidos desde que fueron detenidos arbitrariamente hace 7 meses. En el último añ...
La ausencia de un listado oficial y la falta de transparencia en los criterios de liberación de las personas privadas de libertad en Venezuela, conforme a la recién aprobada Ley de Amnistía, tambié...
A year ago today, former Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant, charging him with crimes against humanity linked to his “war on dru...
"La Carta de los Derechos de las Víctimas y Sobrevivientes de Tortura representa nuestras voces, nuestras luchas y saberes. Reconoce que las víctimas no solo exigimos justicia, sino que debemos par...
Torture is widespread and systematic in the Russian Federation, routinely perpetrated by law enforcement, penitentiary authorities and the Federal Security Service (FSB). For 2025, the Global Tortu...
The rights of assembly and association enable people to come together either in private, or in public, or online; it’s a fundamental part of our human nature. In this interview with the OMCT, the U...
Jawad Fairooz is a Bahraini human rights defender, Founder of OMCT’s SOS-Torture Network member organisation SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights. He is also a former Member of the Bahraini Council...
La situation des droits humains au Togo reste sous la surveillance régionale et internationale. Dans tout le pays, le recours à la torture pour obtenir des aveux ou intimider les opposants politiqu...
Togo’s human rights record remains under regional and international scrutiny. Throughout the country, the use of torture to extract confessions or intimidate political opponents remains widespread—...
For 2025, the Global Torture Index classifies the country as having a moderate risk of torture and ill-treatment, based on data collected in 2023 and 2024. Torture and ill-treatment in Spain are no...