News
29 May 2025
Supporting Torture-Free Trade & strengthening the anti-torture movement
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.
23 May 2025
Brazil: Police lethality rises in São Paulo amid declining support for Body-Worn Cameras
A spike in police killings in São Paulo is linked to waning political will and weakened institutional structures for body-worn cameras.
01 May 2025
Israeli Gas, Kenyan Tears: An investigation into the Israel-supplied Riot Control Agents used in the Kenya demonstrations of 2024
An investigation into Israeli tear gas used in Kenya to suppress youth-led protests in June/July 2024.
07 Apr 2025
Brazil: Training on the human rights impact of less lethal weapons
On 31 March 2025, representatives of social movements and non-governmental organisations took part in a workshop organized by Omega and Justiça Global in Rio de Janeiro.
07 Apr 2025
Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders
In a joint statement, 14 international, regional and national civil society organisations, strongly condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey, including police brutality, ill-treatment that may amount to torture, mass arbitrary detentions, and the systematic persecution of human rights defenders.