19 April 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Russian Federation
Karelia: Historian and member of the NGO Memorial International transferred to penal colony after his appeal has been rejected
Russia: Rejection of the appeal of representative of International Memorial Yuri Dmitriev [RUS 003 / 0818 / OBS 109.3] (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 April 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Cameroon
Douala: According to reports, at least 6 people have died in a cholera outbreak resulting from unsanitary prison conditions at New Bell Central Prison
Cameroon: Unsanitary conditions of detention lead to cholera outbreak in prison (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 April 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Türkiye
Human rights lawyer and co-chair of the NGO Human Rights Association (IHD), Öztürk Türkdoğan, to re-appear at court on accusations of membership in an illegal armed organisation
Turkey: Second hearing in the case against Mr. Öztürk Türkdoğan [TUR 002 / 0321 / OBS 039.2] (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 April 2022 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Acceso a la Justicia; Alerta Venezuela; CEPAZ - Centro de Justicia y Paz et al. (Author)
Venezuela
Joint NGO statement on the establishing of an office of the International Criminal Court in Caracas and on concerns regarding the impartiality and independence of the Venezuelan judicial system
Venezuela: Statement by civil society organizations on the decentralized office of the Prosecutor of the ICC in Caracas [AMR 53/5482/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
8 April 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), UDEFEGUA - Unidad de Protección a Defensores y Defensoras de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala; CALDH - Centre for Legal Action on Human Rights; Centre-CCPR - Centre for Civil and Political Rights (Author)
Guatemala
Joint NGO statement denouncing the control of public institutions by political and economic elites and the accompanying increasing violence and repression against citizens
Guatemala: A country resisting, a State torturing (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 April 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Russian Federation
Dissolution of the NGO Human Rights Centre Memorial confirmed by court of appeal
Russia: Dissolution of Human Rights Center "Memorial" confirmed in appeal (Appeal or News Release, English)
31 March 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Russian Federation
Prominent human rights defender Orleg Orlov sentenced to a fine for violating the law on assemblies
Russia: Administrative harassment against prominent rights defender Oleg Orlov [RUS 003 / 0322 / OBS 014.2] (Appeal or News Release, English)
31 March 2022 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author)
India
Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review on the human rights situation (legislative developments since 2017; judicial harassment of human rights defenders; Foreign Contributions Regulations Act (FCRA) used against critics; other topics)
India; 41st Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, UN Human Rights Council; Joint submission prepared by: Front Line Defenders FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Special or Analytical Report, English)
30 March 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Türkiye
Diyarbakır: 24 women's rights defenders arrested as police search their homes
Turkey: Arbitrary arrest of women’s rights defenders in Diyarbakır (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 March 2022 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Azerbaijan
Human rights defender arbitrarily detained since March 2020; his health has continually deteriorated
Azerbaijan: Release human rights defender Elchin Mammad (Appeal or News Release, English)