🇦🇷 Update on our work in Argentina! In October 2025, we were pleased to participate in a series of events in Argentina to support accountability for, prevention, & documentation of #HumanRights violations linked to the use of force & institutional violence: tinyurl.com/5n7m8y7h #UnitedAgainstTorture

It’s #TrusteesWeek!! We’re always grateful for our trustees, but we’d like to particularly celebrate & thank our trustees for their contribution to our work. In sharing your time & expertise, trustees make small charities like ours possible: omegaresearchfoundation.org/who-we-are/t...

New edition of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights's Police & Human Rights in Africa newsletter (with APCOF & Danish Institute for Human Rights). Omega writes about the need for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty as part of torture prevention: tinyurl.com/27w4sykt #UnitedAgainstTorture

🇬🇪 UATC: we condemn the judicial harassment, intimidation, & smear campaigns targeting human rights defenders & journalists in Georgia, including those monitoring police brutality & extracustodial torture and providing vital assistance to survivors: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uatc-ge...

The deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s history has resulted in the deaths of 60+ people in Complexos do Alemão & da Penha. Sending 1000s of heavily-armed police to invade densely-populated neighbourhoods runs counter to principles of precaution & proportionality, & duty to protect life.

🌍 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium gathered over 40 human rights actors from 16 African countries in Banjul to strengthen efforts against torture ahead of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights session. ✊Together, we stand for prevention, accountability & survivor support.

🔗 Read the press release: bit.ly/4nOo5si #Africa #HumanRights #EndTorture #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium @redress.org @fiacat-org.bsky.social @irct.bsky.social @omegarf.bsky.social

🇷🇺 Russia: The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium & the Crew against Torture condemn Russia's decision to leave the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, which ends independent oversight of the Russian prison system & further institutionalises torture & impunity.

The #TortureFreeTrade Network is in the @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social Briefing Book for UN First Committee! Learn about the vital need for a treaty to stop the trade in equipment used for #torture, uphold #HumanRights, & #ProtectTheProtest: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum... #UnitedAgainstTorture

We were pleased to join the Torture-Free Trade Network to deliver @amnesty.org's petition - signed by 251,178 people! - to representatives from Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, & the UK. Yesterday, it was also shared with the EU & Mongolia.

Soon at Third Committee, the @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social is presenting her most recent report on freedom of assembly & association rights, collective action, & human solidarity facing an existential threat. Read the report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents... Watch the session: webtv.un.org/en

Today at the UN Third Committee, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture is conducting her interactive dialogue & presenting her most recent report on trends & developments in the global struggle to end torture. Read the report here: www.ohchr.org/en/documents... Watch along on UNTV: webtv.un.org/en

Join us for a UN side event on 'Tackling the trade in tools of torture: the path forward'! 📅Wed 15 October 15:00-16:30 ET 📣Speakers include @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social 🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19...

Did you know there are no international #HumanRights based controls on the trade in torture equipment?! Sign the petition and join us in calling for governments to act: we need a binding #TortureFreeTrade Treaty now! #ProtectTheProtest #UnitedAgainstTorture www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

We must end this detestable commerce in human cruelty. @cvt.org is proud to partner with @amnesty.org @omegarf.bsky.social and others in pursuit of a #TortureFreeTradeTreaty

Big news from the @coe.int! We join @amnestyeu.bsky.social in welcoming this progress towards #TortureFreeTrade!

🇲🇬 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium condemns the brutal repression of peaceful demonstrations for access to water & electricity in #Madagascar. At least 22 people, including children, were killed. Such violence & impunity cannot be tolerated. FR: tinyurl.com/823kvaup EN: tinyurl.com/2j9hrj97

🇲🇬 Le Consortium United Against Torture condamne la répression brutale des manifestations pacifiques pour l’eau et l’électricité à #Madagascar. 22 morts, dont des enfants. L’impunité ne peut être tolérée. 📄 Lire le communiqué : www.fiacat.org/presse/commu... #UnitedAgainstTorture

📣 Congratulations to the 5 newly elected members of the Committee against Torture: Ms. Maeda, Mr. Rouwane, Mr. Liu, Ms. Gonzales Pinto, & Mr. Abdallah. We look forward to working together to strengthen the fight against torture & ill-treatment worldwide. 🌍More info: www.omct.org/en/resources...

The new 10-shot #Taser 10 has just been authorised for use by UK police. Omega staff are experts in different law enforcement equipment & you can learn about #Taser10 & use in the UK on our website: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/taser-1...

Lovely profile in The Liverpool Post of our friend and former trustee Rae McGrath: www.livpost.co.uk/from-merseys... @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social

📽️WATCH: Babloo Loitongbam, human rights lawyer and director of Human Rights Alert, describes how torture, killings and arbitrary detention define daily life in Manipur, hitting minorities hardest. He urges the international community to hold #India accountable for real change. #EndTortureInIndia

📺WATCH: Torture in #India remains a crisis —systemic, routine, and rarely punished. 📽️ This video and our report highlight the urgency of reform—and the opportunities for India to match its global aspirations with human rights leadership.

🗳️ On 1 October 2025, UN Member States will elect 5 new members to the 🇺🇳 UN Committee against Torture. Why does it matter? Because the Committee plays a crucial role in holding States accountable for torture prevention worldwide. 🌏

The people elected must embody: ✅ Independence ✅ Integrity and high moral standing ✅ Recognised expertise in human rights & the fight against torture 🔗 Learn more about the candidates and the event: bit.ly/4pBs90t

📣It is time for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty. 🪧Join us in demanding governments take action to regulate the trade in law enforcement equipment that is used for torture: www.amnesty.org/en/petition/... #UnitedAgainstTorture #ProtectTheProtest

✊REDRESS and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network join prominent organisations and individuals in calling for the release and life-saving medical treatment for Zeinab Jalalian, Iran's longest-held female political prisoner. Learn more 🔽 redress.org/news/promine...

🪧Have you wondered about the weapons you see police using against protesters around the world? 🔗 In @aljazeera.com’s ‘Business of War’, learn about militarised policing, less lethal weapons, & hear from Omega’s own Neil Corney: www.aljazeera.com/video/busine...

⛓️ Zeinab Jalalian, Iran’s longest-held female political prisoner, has spent 17 years behind bars for speaking out for women’s rights and against oppression. 🚨Now Zeinab needs life-saving medical care, but Iran is denying her care. Read our open letter 🔽 redress.org/publication/...

🇬🇧At DSEI 2025 a company was yet again found displaying banned weapons. ⁉️Companies promoting banned equipment at DSEI is an on-going problem. 📣We are calling for the UK Govt to properly enforce its own export control laws & for DSEI organisers to do more. 🔗 omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/promoti...

🇳🇵The Nepalese government's use of force in last week's deadly crackdown on youth-led protests suggest an unlawful & disproportionate response to assemblies & a serious breach of Nepal’s obligations under international law, including the absolute prohibition of #torture.

#ClusterMunition components have been promoted at the #DSEI arms fair in London. Cluster munitions randomly scatter bomblets/submunitions & pose an unacceptable risk to civilians. The UK is a State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions & this promotion is prohibited under DSEI's own policies

🇨🇩 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

Au #HRC60, #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, avec AFIA MAMA & des partenaires congolais, alerte : crimes de guerre & crimes contre l’humanité commis par toutes les parties au conflit en #RDC. 🔗https://urlr.me/4VByHp

🇨🇩 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...

Our colleagues in #Indonesia, KontraS, have published a new report on excessive use of force by security forces – including their use of #teargas. Learn more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGyO... & read the report: kontras.org/laporan/peng...

💬 “Despite the processes of pain, this document reflects the affection, solidarity and those threads woven to resist this path," – torture survivor and participant. Read the full story and discover how survivors are shaping the anti-torture movement in Mexico: 🔗 bit.ly/4lSY9dd

🇲🇽 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. 🧵

🔎 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

⚖️Thanks to the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, the Cedar Centre for Legal Studies, our partner in Lebanon, has provided vital legal support to a child who was tortured while in detention, support that included safeguarding his rights & advocating on his behalf. 🔗 ccls-lebanon.org/ensuring-rig...

🌟 Partner Profile! The Women’s Association for Women and Victims’ Empowerment (WAVE-Gambia), based in The Gambia, work to promote & support the participation of women through healing, reconciliation, reparations, accountability, & justice. Read more: wave-gambia.org #UnitedAgainstTorture

🌟 Partner Profile! National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) is a Philippines-based association of lawyers working to defend political activists & human rights advocates from political repression, & provide legal services to marginalised sectors Read about their work: nupl.net #UnitedAgainstTorture

✨ 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.

🌟 Partner Profile! Based in Kenya, Mukuru Community Justice Centre is a community organisation of #HumanRights defenders working on issues including poverty, police brutality & extrajudicial killings, sexual & gender based violence, forced evictions, & lack of political accountability mukurucjc.org

🌟 Partner Profile! La Corporación de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo (@codepuchile.bsky.social) is a #HumanRights organisation based in Chile fighting impunity & assisting the families of victims of human rights violations. Learn more: codepu.cl/wp/ #UnitedAgainstTorture

🌟Partner Profile! Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) is a Lebanon-based organisation working to spread the culture of democracy, #HumanRights, & the rule of law, including through legal research into prisons & places of detention. Learn more about their work ccls-lebanon.org #UnitedAgainstTorture

🌟 Partner Profile! Sebia-based Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) is concerned with the advancement of #HumanRights, humanitarian law, development of democracy, & strengthening of the rule of law & civil society in transition from authoritarianism to democracy: www.bgcentar.org.rs

🌟Through the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, we are providing grants to amazing organisations to support their work to reduce unlawful use of force by police or other state officials & advance #HumanRights-based reforms. 🤝Over the coming days, we’ll profile each organisation on our platforms

🇪🇺 While the EU Anti-Torture Regulation has been recently strengthened, research reveals non-compliance with mandatory annual reporting requirements across multiple Member States. Read more from Emma, one of our @bristoluni.bsky.social interns: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/uncover...

📢 Last week the EU expanded its pioneering Anti-Torture Regulation, adding more equipment used for torture and other ill-treatment to the trade ban and control lists – a key move to protect detainees, protesters and human rights defenders.