Ante el Consejo de derechos humanos, el Grupo de Litigantes contra la Tortura de América Latina alerta sobre la grave crisis en #Venezuela y denuncia la detención arbitraria del defensor Pedro Hernández #HRC60 bit.ly/47S3JcD

#Burundi: L'année 2025 marque le dixième anniversaire de l'exil forcé de dizaines de membres de la société civile et de journalistes burundais. Nous appelons à leur retour volontaire et en toute sécurité dans leur pays. Notre déclaration lors du UN HRC: bit.ly/3Kxm70y

#Burundi: 2025 marks the 10th year since the forced exile of dozens of civil society members and journalists from Burundi. We call for their safe and voluntary return in the country. Our statement at the UN HRC: bit.ly/3Vu8PEE

📢 New Report: Censorship by Detention 2024 Arbitrary detention is not just a violation of individual rights. It is also a deliberate strategy to silence dissent and obstruct human rights work. 🧵

🇧🇾 #FacesOfHope: For 5 years, woman human rights defender Marfa Rabkova, member of Viasna, has been arbitrarily detained in Belarus. She is behind bars for doing what every society needs: monitoring peaceful assemblies and documenting torture and ill-treatment of protesters.

🇮🇷 Three years after Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, the women of Iran continue to resist state control. Despite facing torture, solitary confinement, and even death sentences, women human rights defenders are at the forefront of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. 🔗 bit.ly/3VMGTf8 🧵

🇺🇳 Join us at the HRC60 to discuss the increasing criminalisation of HRDs and how repressive trends impact freedom of association and democracy. The event will feature human rights defenders and the UN SR on FoAA to reflect on the drivers of the phenomenon and explore collective response strategies

In Belarus, torture is used to silence dissent and impunity prevails. Forced confessions. Incommunicado detention. Civil society under attack. 📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex rates Belarus as "very high risk" for torture. 🎥 Watch the video, explore the data, and use it to demand change.

🇲🇽 #FacesOfHope: Last Saturday, Amuzga Indigenous lawyer and woman human rights defender, Kenia Hernández turned 36 years old in prison for no other reason than defending political prisoners and participating in several social movements. 🔗 Learn more and take action: bit.ly/4numZkK

Nepal’s youth are paying with their lives for demanding an end to corruption and repression: over 30 protestors killed and hundreds injured. Independent investigations, support for survivors, and protection of civic space are essential to prevent further escalation. Full statement: bit.ly/46eg4Fu

🇺🇳 Join us at the HRC60 to discuss the increasing criminalisation of HRDs and how repressive trends impact freedom of association and democracy. The event will feature human rights defenders and the UN SR on FoAA to reflect on the drivers of the phenomenon and explore collective response strategies

🇨🇩 La documentation par la Commission d’enquête de l’ONU des violations graves des droits humains commises dans l’Est de la #RDC est cruciale pour la lutte contre l’impunité et l’accès des victimes à la justice. 🔗 Lire la déclaration de #UATC et ses partenaires en RDC @AFIA MAMA: bit.ly/4gjIceX

🇨🇩 Joint statement from the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, AFIA MAMA, & our partners from Congolese civil society, delivered today during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Democratic Republic of the Congo at #HRC60. 🔗French & English versions: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-st...

U.S. sanctions against Al-Haq, Al Mezan and PCHR are an attack on truth-telling and justice. Sanctions should target perpetrators, not human rights defenders. OMCT calls for reversal now. Read our full statement: bit.ly/3HHWaL2

🇷🇺 We strongly condemn Russia’s decision to withdraw from the European anti-torture mechanism. This move puts detainees at grave risk and erodes vital human rights protections. Independent monitoring saves lives—its removal is unacceptable. 🔗 bit.ly/42fJqlw #StopTorture #HumanRights #Russia

🇱🇾 What’s happening inside Libya’s detention centres? The #GlobalTortureIndex classifies #Libya as a “very high risk” country for torture. 🚩 Watch the video to see what the data reveals and why it matters. 👉 Use the data. Demand change. 🔗 Find all the findings at bit.ly/4l5voKH

🇲🇽 Weaving threads of resistance in #Mexico In 2024, survivors of torture and family members came together for the first National Meeting of Victims of Torture, led by local organisations like CEPAD, Fundar, and the Red Nacional de Peritos, with OMCT’s support. 🧵

#Kazakhstan must uphold equality, dignity and freedom of expression and refrain from introducing so-called anti-LGBTI propaganda legislation: iphronline.org/articles/hum... w/ @ilgaeurope.bsky.social @fidh-official.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social @iglyo.bsky.social @tgeuorg.bsky.social

⚠️📣 Kazakhstan plans alarming anti-LGBTI laws 💬Read the full joint statement on our website and share this post if you want to support the #LGBTI communities in #Kazakhstan: tgeu.org/joint-statem... #LGBTIrights #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

🇹🇬 #Togo: L’OMCT, le CACIT et le CDFDH ont été informés de l’hospitalisation d'Aziz Goma suite à sa grève de la faim contre ses conditions de détention. 📣 Sa demande de liberté conditionnelle doit être acceptée de toute urgence ! 🔗 Pour en savoir plus: bit.ly/4mJDZnc

🦋 New space, same mission: fight for a world without torture. Welcome to our Bluesky profile. OMCT's new platform to amplify the voices of torture survivors, highlight global struggles, and strengthen our global movement against torture. 📲 Follow us and be part of the conversation.

🇭🇳 En vísperas de las elecciones generales en #Honduras, expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por el Estado de excepción. Urgimos a su derogación y a la restitución plena de los derechos fundamentales. ⚠️ 🔗 bit.ly/45Vof9C

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan's authorities announced steps towards an anti-LGBTQIA+ “propaganda” law. This law would not protect children. It would harm them. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Across the world, we know that “propaganda” laws fuel bullying, stigma and silence, and put LGBTQIA+ youth at greater risk. 🌏

🔎 Have you read and downloaded our Policy Paper Protesting Without Fear yet? 🌍 Our paper “Protesting Without Fear” reveals how police violence persist in plain sight, exposes the scale of this issue and outlines urgent measures grounded in the anti-torture framework. 🔗 bit.ly/40xJ490

🌍 Every day, human rights defenders risk everything to protect others. Survivors of torture fight for justice. Communities demand dignity. ✨ Be a force for change: your donation helps us create a future where torture has no place, never, nowhere. 🔗 Donate today: bit.ly/4fWiDyL

🇹🇬 #Togo: A l’occasion de la Journée IInternationale des victimes de disparitions forcées, l’OMCT met en lumière le cas R.Missode Koffi, disparu une seconde fois depuis le 22 août 2025. Les autorités togolaises doivent prendre toutes les mesures pour révéler le lieu où il se trouve 🔗 bit.ly/4g0nlwZ

🇧🇮 #Burundi: As today marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we denounce the resurgence of disappearances since last elections. In 2025, we've documented 26 cases. Victims and families deserve truth, justice and reparation.✊🏽 🔗 bit.ly/45Y6jeo

At least 15 children in Egypt (ages 12–17) have been detained, disappeared, and some tortured for online gaming. We call for their immediate release and for those responsible to be held accountable. Read our joint statement (EN/AR): bit.ly/4mAYUsz

Now public: I wrote to the Government of #Pakistan about the judicial harassment & potential criminalisation of WHRD Imaan Zainab Mazari in connection with her work as human rights lawyer. Sadly, the Government did not reply. srdefenders.org/pakistan-jud...

📢🌍 Call for Bids – Travel Agency Services OMCT is looking for a travel agency to support its Geneva and Brussels offices with professional travel management services. 📅 Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2025 🔗 bit.ly/41Hcjqv

🆘 Where is torture most likely to happen in 2025? The #GlobalTortureIndex brings it to light, and the data is alarming. That’s why OMCT and #SOSTorture Network members created the first-ever index on the risk of torture: to expose where torture is most likely to happen and what must change.

🚨 L’Indice mondial sur la torture révèle les violations des droits humains et le risque de torture dans le monde. 🇹🇳 La Tunisie est classée « à haut risque », notamment en raison des actions des forces de l’ordre contre les personnes les plus vulnérables. 🧵👇

✨ The #GlobalWeekAgainstTorture gathered nearly 2,300 participants, 139 speakers, and 67 organisations across 31 sessions. If you missed it, you can still be part of the movement. 🎥 Watch the session recordings now at gwat.omct.org and relive the conversations shaping the fight to #EndTorture.

Die DMRKM solidarisiert sich mit dem seit 15 Jahren in Oaxaca willkürlich inhaftierten Umweltschützer Pablo López. Den Wald verteidigen ist kein Verbrechen! Freiheit für Pablo! #15AñosdeDetenciónArbitraria #LibertadParaPabloYa #JusticiaParaPabloLópezAlavéz #DerechosHumanos #DefenderEsUnDerecho

🔔 REMINDER — OMCT Europe is recruiting a Logistics Assistant (60%) to join its team! 🇧🇪 Do you want to commit concretely to human rights in Brussels? 📅 Start date: September 1, 2025 ⏳ Apply by August 24! 📩 Apply now here: bit.ly/3GXzXIw

📢🌍 Call for Bids – Travel Agency Services The World Organisation Against Torture is looking for a travel agency to support its Geneva and Brussels offices with professional travel management services. 📅 Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2025 🔗 bit.ly/41Hcjqv

🇹🇩 Chad threatens to reinstate the death penalty ✊ The OMCT and the LTDH call on the Chadian authorities to abandon this project and to consolidate the country’s human rights achievements. 🔗 Read our full statement: bit.ly/4fKucuz #HumanRights #Abolition #DeathPenalty #Chad

🔔 RAPPEL — L’OMCT Europe recrute un·e Assistant·e Logistique (60 %) pour rejoindre son équipe ! 🇧🇪 Tu veux t’engager concrètement pour les droits humains à Bruxelles ? 📅 Entrée en fonction : 1er septembre 2025 ⏳ Candidature jusqu’au 24 août ! 📩 Postule vite ici : bit.ly/3GXzXIw

📢🇨🇭 Still looking for a meaningful internship in Geneva? We’re looking for two motivated interns to join our team. 📅 Start date: 1 September 2025 ⏳ Duration: 4 to 6 months 📌 Location: Geneva, on-site 🗓️ Deadline: 24 August 2025 Ready to make an impact? 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/4ldcwZM

🇲🇽 #FacesOfHope | Hoy se cumplen 15 años de detención arbitraria para Pablo López Alavez, líder zapoteco y defensor ambiental en Oaxaca. 📢 Exige su liberación y el fin de la criminalización de defensores indígenas. 🔗 bit.ly/4mwltyb

🇦🇫 As tomorrow marks four years since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, a collective of Afghan women artists painting under constant surveillance and threat have contributed illustrations to OMCT’s joint report with partners. 🔗 Read our report: bit.ly/4owAbXV

🇲🇽 #México: A 23 años de injusticia y haber sido víctimas de tortura, Jorge, Sergio y Ricardo siguen en prisión, pese a que un Grupo de expertos de la ONU ordenaron su libertad inmediata. Hoy acompañamos la digna y valiente lucha de su familia y exigimos su absolución. ✊🏽 🔗 bit.ly/4mJxBw0

🔔 REMINDER – Consultancy Opportunity 🌍 UATCs looking for an experienced consultant to manage logistics for its upcoming regional partners meeting in Africa this October 2025. 🗓️ Apply by: 24 August 2025 📍 Location: Geneva, Switzerland (remote possible, with travel required) 🔗https://bit.ly/46R15mT

🌍 Around the world, human rights defenders are detained, silenced, and forced to endure harsh conditions, even torture. #FacesOfHope shines a light on our efforts to support human rights defenders arbitrarily detained, amplifying their voices and those of their loved ones.

📣Reminder – Job Opportunity! We're still accepting applications for the External Evaluation Consultant for the United Against Torture: Action 1 (2023–2026) project! 💼 Duration: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 📅 Deadline: 24 August 2025 ✨ Don’t miss out – apply now! 🔗 bit.ly/4lMTnPj

📢 Call for External Consultant – UATC Regional Partners Meeting in Africa 2025 The UATC is seeking an experienced consultant to manage the logistics of its regional partners meeting in Africa, scheduled for October 2025. 🗓️ Timeline: 2 months 🇨🇭 Geneva 📅 Deadline : 24.08.25 🔗 bit.ly/46R15mT

🇲🇽 En el #DíaDeLosPueblosIndígenas, alzamos la voz por Pablo López Alavez, defensor zapoteco del medio ambiente, detenido arbitrariamente en México desde 2010. Este año, fue condenado a 30 años de prisión, ignorando los llamados de la ONU para su liberación.

🌎 On the International Day of the #WorldsIndigenousPeoples, we stand with every Indigenous human rights defender being criminalised and detained for their peaceful work on protecting their communities’ lands and rights but also protecting our planet’s ecosystems.

🇲🇽 On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we raise our voice for Pablo López Alavez, a Zapotec environmental defender arbitrarily detained in Mexico since 2010. Earlier this year, Pablo was sentenced to 30 years behind bars, despite UN calls for his release. 🔗 bit.ly/4fykFH0

📢 🇧🇪L'OMCT Europe recrute un·e Assistant·e Logistique (60 %) ! Un poste essentiel pour faire tourner notre bureau et soutenir notre action mondiale contre la torture. 📅 Entrée en fonction : 1er septembre 2025 (flexible) ⏳ Date limite de candidature : 24 août 2025 📩 Postule ici : bit.ly/3GXzXIw