7 April 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Malaysia
Pahang state: Appeal to end attempts to intimidate human rights lawyer Charles Hector by opening judicial proceedings against him
Malaysia: Attempts to intimidate human rights lawyer Charles Hector [MYS 001 / 0421 / OBS 041] (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 April 2021 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author), FORUM-ASIA - Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development; et al. (Author)
Myanmar
Statement on violent crackdown by military on human rights defenders, journalists and peaceful protesters following the military coup on 1 February 2021
Myanmar: Brutal crackdown and targeting of human rights defenders and civil society continue (Appeal or News Release, English)
31 March 2021 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Agir ensemble pour les droits humains; et al. (Author)
Congo
Joint appeal by national and international NGOs to release severely ill journalist Raymond Malonga, who was arbitrarily detained while in hospital in February 2021
Joint call for Brazzaville journalist’s release (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 March 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Advocacy Forum Nepal; HURON - Human Rights Organisation of Nepal; Justice Project Pakistan; et al. (Author)
Nepal
Joint statement by several NGOs appealing to government to maintain transparency and impartiality when appointing members of national human rights commission (NHRC)
Nepal: appointments to the Human Rights Commission must be impartial and respect the Constitution (Appeal or News Release, English)
26 March 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Turkey
Arbitrary detention of Öztürk Türkdoğan, human rights lawyer and co-chairperson of human rights organisation İHD; he was later released but remains under investigation
Turkey: Arbitrary detention and subsequent release of İHD Co-Chairperson Mr. Öztürk Türkdoğan [TUR 002 / 0321 / OBS 039] (Appeal or News Release, English)
25 March 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
India
Jharkhand State: Ongoing arbitrary detention of 83-year old Jesuit priest and Adivasi rights activist Stan Swamy, after his petition to be released on bail was rejected
India: Ongoing arbitrary detention of Mr. Stan Swamy [IND 006 / 1020 / OBS 113.2] (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 March 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), HRHF – Human Rights House Foundation (Author), PromoLEX (Author), Agir ensemble pour les droits humains; et al. (Author)
Belarus
Joint NGO statement calling for immediate implementation of the UN mandate on monitoring and reporting on accountability for human rights violations committed since 1 May 2020
Civil society organisations call for the immediate operationalisation of the Human Rights Council’s new mandate on Belarus [EUR 49/3893/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
23 March 2021 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), IFEX – International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), International Press Institute; et al. (Author)
Morocco
Joint letter by 15 NGOs calling for action to ensure release of critically ill journalist Maâti Monjib and other imprisoned journalists
Open letter from 15 NGOs urging the European Union to take action for the release of Maâti Monjib (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 March 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), TAHR - Taiwan Association for Human Rights; New School for Democracy; Prison Watch; et al. (Author)
China
Joint appeal by several NGOs to release Taiwanese human rights activist Li Ming-Che who was arbitrarily detained in 2017
China: After 4 years of arbitrary detention, Taiwanese activist Li Ming-Che must be released (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 March 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Egypt
Human rights defender Sanaa Seif, aribtrarily detained in September 2019, sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges of publishing false news and insulting an official
Egypt: Sentencing of human rights defender Sanaa Seif [EGY 002 / 0320 / OBS 025.2] (Appeal or News Release, English)
