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On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United Against Torture Consortium issues a joint statement urging States to take real action to end torture and ill-treatment.

The undersigned civil society organisations issue this statement at a time of profound crisis of the UN, and the human rights mechanisms in particular.

The University of Johannesburg and the Omega Research Foundation are pleased to announce the release of an updated repository on national laws governing police use of force.

Under the United Against Torture Consortium, Omega was pleased to be able to provide small grants to seven civil society organisations to help further their work to sustain and develop support for national, regional, and international measures to address the trade in law enforcement equipment used for torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment.

A spike in police killings in São Paulo is linked to waning political will and weakened institutional structures for body-worn cameras.