News
24 Oct 2024
More than 150 NGOs Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and End to Impunity amid a Spiralling Humanitarian Catastrophe and Escalating Regional Conflict
24 October 2024: In a stirring message to UN member states, a coalition of more than 150 NGOs joined together to urge the international community to end the impunity that has allowed atrocities by Israeli forces against civilians to continue and escalate amid the growing catastrophe in Gaza, the West Bank and now Lebanon.
17 Oct 2024
New regional briefing: Europe
This week, Omega released a new regional briefing, examining the trade in law enforcement equipment used in torture in the European region.
16 Oct 2024
Justice for Luis Bico: Fighting for Systemic Change
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07 Oct 2024
Israel/Palestine: One Year of Torture and Horror, Universality at the Brink
The past year has seen a further erosion of the absolute prohibition of torture, the foundation of the international human rights order. The United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) recalls that torture remains prohibited under any circumstances, including in times of war, and call on all parties and the international community to take immediate action to uphold the global and absolute ban on torture and other ill-treatment.
20 Sep 2024
The Eradication of Torture: The Moral Conscience of Humanity – Interview with an Ivorian Activist
On July 16 and 17, 2024, Côte d'Ivoire was examined for the first time by the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT), an independent body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention Against Torture.