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Reporting and advocacy highlights the concerning use of instruments of restraint on people during pregnancy and labour in England. This raises serious concerns under international human rights law.

Women’s Association for Women and Victims’ Empowerment (WAVE), in collaboration with the Gambia Police Force and the National Human Rights Commission, implemented a nationwide capacity-building initiative focused on strengthening law enforcement compliance with international and national human rights standards.

Between June and November 2025, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights implemented the project “Unlawful Use of Force by the Police or Other Government Officials in Serbia,” in response to escalating police brutality during mass student-led protests across the country.

From 01 June to 30 November 2025, the Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) implemented a targeted support initiative for survivors of torture in Lebanon, funded by the Omega Research Foundation as part of a broader programme supported by the European Union through the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC).

The OMCT, IRCT, and Omega condemn the human rights violations that have stemmed from the United States migration policy, including arbitrary detentions, deaths in custody, and extrajudicial executions, as well as the violent crackdown against peaceful citizens protesting against ICE raids in Minnesota