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India: Arbitrarily detained without trial for four years, Khurram Parvez must be released

We, the undersigned organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), call ...
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Tanzania : Acts of harassment and intimidation against LHRC staffs

The Observatory has been informed of the acts of harassment and intimidation against a team of staff from the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC). LHRC is an advocacy focused organisation, working to ...
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Egypt: The Third Trial of Hoda Abdelmonem

The undersigned organizations call for the immediate release of lawyer at the Court of Cassation and former member of Egypt’s ...
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Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities

The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the ...
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OMCT Urges UN Anti-Torture Committee to Address the Systematic Use of Torture against Palestinians

On 11 and 12 November 2025, the United Nations Committee Against Torture, the primary international body monitoring ...
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"The Burundi crisis has been forgotten"; interview with a Burundian lawyer in exile

Armel Niyongere, exiled Burundian lawyer and Secretary General of SOS-Torture Burundi, a member of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) SOS-Torture network, continues to denounce human rights ...
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Israel/Palestine: Illegal interception of the Sumud Flotilla and arrest of peaceful activists

Paris-Geneva, 2 October 2025 – Today, the Sumud Flotilla for Freedom, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza and composed by international human rights defenders and activists committed to non-violent ...
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Morocco: End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demands social justice

The Observatory (OMCT-FIDH), together with the undersigned human rights organizations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and ...
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Philippines: Baguio Breaks Ground on Human Rights Defenders’ Protection – National Law Must Follow

Resources / Statements / Philippines: Baguio Breaks Ground on Human Rights Defenders’ Protection – National Law Must Follow The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) together with the ...
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Egypt: Egypt’s Diplomatic Missions Weaponized as transnational repression tool

The Observatory (OMCT-FIDH), and the other signatories strongly condemn the unprecedented weaponization of Egyptian diplomatic missions as tools of transnational repression against peaceful protesters ...
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Afghanistan: Civil Society Calls for an Independent UN Accountability Mechanism

Resources / Statements / Afghanistan: Civil Society Calls for an Independent UN Accountability Mechanism The OMCT together with over 100 Afghan and international civil society organisations reiterates ...
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China: EU must prioritise human rights in the forthcoming Summit

Dear President von der Leyen, We write to urge you to prioritise human rights in the forthcoming European Union (EU)-China Summit to be held in China on July 24-25. At the recent G7 meeting, European ...