News
27 May 2026
Bangladesh: Ensure justice, reparation for victims, and guarantees of non-recurrence of enforced disappearances
A joint statement on the occasion of the International Week of the Disappeared 2026
26 May 2026
Torture-Free Trade Network welcomes the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture’s vision for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty
The civil society Torture-Free Trade Network welcomes the publication by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of her Recommendations for a Torture-Tree Trade Treaty.
25 May 2026
Working together to state violence and increase accountability
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.
20 May 2026
Justice Denied: Why Africa’s Over-Reliance on Imprisonment Puts the Poor at Risk of Torture
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.
12 May 2026
Joint Submission to the UN HRC 4th UPR of Tanzania
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.