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13 Nov 2024
UATC interview: ‘In the Philippines, Telling the Truth is a Challenge’
“If we will not investigate, who will?” asks Dr Benito Molino, whose evidence was crucial to the second-only conviction for torture under the Philippines Anti-Torture Act of 2009, despite a huge rise in torture over the past decade. Article 12 of the Convention Against Torture, turning 40 this year, obligates States to a “prompt and impartial investigation” to allegations of torture.
11 Nov 2024
Torture-Free Trade Advocacy
In late October, Omega joined a Torture-Free Trade advocacy mission to the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
06 Nov 2024
UATC. Palestine: ‘After Four Years, I Can Face My Interrogator Without Fear.’
UATC interview with Suha Jabara, conducted by our Consortium colleagues, IRCT
01 Nov 2024
UATC interview: “A new dawn for Bangladesh”
Saira Rahman Khan, Secretary of one of the leading human rights organizations in Bangladesh, Odhikar, recounts the July-August crackdown and shares her hopes for a new Bangladesh.
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.