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Ethiopia: New Draft Law Threatens to Dismantle Civil Society
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) expresses grave concern over a newly proposed ...
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Joint Statement | Lebanon: Seven Years of Enacting a Torture Law without Effective Implementation
On the occasion of 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture- which symbolizes the global commitment to ...
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Protesting without fear: A policy framework to end torture and ill-treatment in the context of protests
The absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment extends beyond places of deprivation of liberty; it also applies in extra-custodial ...
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Viet Nam: Systematic Repression and Torture Detailed in UN… | OMCT
Among the many alarming cases documented is that of Trinh Ba Phuong, a land rights activist sentenced to 10 years in prison under article 117 of the Vietnamese Penal Code. Phuong was arrested without ...
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OMCT | Global Torture Index
The Global Torture Index is a unique, data-driven tool designed to annually assess the risk of torture and other ill-treatment worldwide. It evaluates national laws, policies, and practices in line ...
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OMCT | Le Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture (CAT)
Le Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture contrôle la mise en œuvre des obligations des États parties à la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou ...