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Under theUATC, Omega was pleased to have been able to provide small grants to seven CSOs to help further their work to address the unlawful use of force by police or other state officials.

Nyari Pariola is a member of Omega’s Network of Experts. She is a human rights lawyer, peace and security scholar, and anti-torture expert. Nyari recently represented Omega at a Regional Conference organised by our UATC partner FIACAT and ACAT Côte d’Ivoire. Here, she shares some of what was discussed at the Conference.

United Against Torture Consortium (UATC) members, IRCT, FIACAT, Omega, OMCT, and REDRESS, together with Change Africa Trust, the Center for Strategic Litigation, and the Pan African Lawyers Union, have made a joint submission as part of the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Tanzania.

As States prepare for the UN Human Rights Council’s review of Tanzania in October-November 2026, the United against Torture Consortium (UATC) and partners urge UN Member States to respond to the country’s troubling human rights situation with heightened scrutiny, and to put forward recommendations that reflect the gravity and systematic nature of ongoing violations.

Across the world, thousands of people have been blinded or suffered other severe ocular injuries as a result of the unlawful use of force by public security officials. Many survivors were injured while rightfully exercising their right to protest.