The 81st session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) took place from 28 October to 22 November 2024. During this session, ...

Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on human rights, particularly targeting women ...

During the 81st Session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) on Tuesday, 5th of November, and Wednesday, 6th of November ...

During the 81st Session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) on Tuesday, 29th of October, and Wednesday, 30th of October ...

The World Organisation against Torture, together with its partner Mizan Law Group for Human Rights, submitted an alternative report to the United Nations Committee against Torture, focusing on the ...

To inform this piece, we have used data collected by OMCT’s network members and partners from 21 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, ...

In Brazil, torture and other forms of ill-treatment of children in socioeducative units are widespread. Maria Clara D’Ávila is a lawyer at the Brazil-based organisation GAJOP, The Office of Legal ...

Resources / Statements / India: Three years of arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez November 21, 2024 - On November 22, 2024, Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human ...

SUARAM is a non-governmental organisation established in 1989 that defends and supports the respect for human rights, for which it monitors and advocates for the right to trial, freedom from abuse of ...

I was more scared when I got released because I had no idea what could happen next, if they thought I had maybe reported them ...

During the 81 st Session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) on Wednesday, 13 th of November, and Thursday, 14 th of ...