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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

@omctorg

The worldwide network of 200+ NGOs and global voice actively standing up against torture. OMCT is a member of the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium.

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linkhttp://www.omct.org/ calendar_today21-03-2011 11:31:43

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Women's , including access to health care, abortion, prenatal screening and contraception, face threats in 🇮🇷 due to legislation restrictions.

OMCT and other organizations urge the international community to take action against this cruel and inhumane

Women's #reproductiverights, including access to health care, abortion, prenatal screening and contraception, face threats in #Iran 🇮🇷 due to legislation restrictions. OMCT and other organizations urge the international community to take action against this cruel and inhumane
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IRAN HRM(@IranHrm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Execution of 40 prisoners in Iran in ten days May 1-10, 2024
During the first ten days of May 2024, the Iranian judiciary has carried out the execution sentences of 40 prisoners in Iranian prisons. On average, four prisoners are executed daily in Iran, which means that every six

Execution of 40 prisoners in Iran in ten days May 1-10, 2024 During the first ten days of May 2024, the Iranian judiciary has carried out the execution sentences of 40 prisoners in Iranian prisons. On average, four prisoners are executed daily in Iran, which means that every six
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Hoy acompañamos y nos solidarizamos con las madres valientes de y quienes buscan incansablemente a sus hijos e hijas desaparecidxs. El sufrimiento permanente de las familias también es tortura. Lea el blog de Pau Pérez
🔗 bit.ly/3UTryJZ

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MENA Rights Group | منَا لحقوق الإنسان(@MENA_Rights) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨UN Committee against Torture urge the to provide information on measures taken to eradicate this practice: tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/tr….

Authorities have failed to submit their follow-up report, which was due a year after their July 2022 review.⬇️
menarights.org/en/articles/jo…

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UN Special Procedures(@UN_SPExperts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UN experts warn that former Guantánamo Bay detainee Saeed Bakhouche faces re-victimisation in . Risks include unfair trial & renewed arbitrary detention, violating his rights to humane treatment & physical/mental rehabilitation as a torture victim.
ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

UN experts warn that former Guantánamo Bay detainee Saeed Bakhouche faces re-victimisation in #Algeria. Risks include unfair trial & renewed arbitrary detention, violating his rights to humane treatment & physical/mental rehabilitation as a torture victim. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
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Gina Romero(@Ginitastar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm deeply concerned by reports, images, and videos depicting rising violence and intimidation against individuals, including activists and opposition members, exercising their right to peaceful assembly in . This occurs amidst discussions on the foreign agent law.

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Hanna Liubakova(@HannaLiubakova) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Nobel Prize laureate Ales Bialatski's health has deteriorated badly. He urgently needs medicine denied to him by the regime. He must also see a doctor immediately.

#Belarus @NobelPrize laureate Ales Bialatski's health has deteriorated badly. He urgently needs medicine denied to him by the regime. He must also see a doctor immediately.
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Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs(@MaryLawlorhrds) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Receiving disturbing reports of at least 3 HRDs assaulted by the police while monitoring & peacefully participating in protests against the Foreign Agent Bill in . On 7 May, many HRDs reportedly received threatening calls from unknown numbers Georgia UN/Geneva Ombudsman of Georgia

Receiving disturbing reports of at least 3 HRDs assaulted by the police while monitoring & peacefully participating in protests against the Foreign Agent Bill in #Georgia. On 7 May, many HRDs reportedly received threatening calls from unknown numbers @GeorgiaGeneva @Ombudsman_Geo
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Gina Romero(@Ginitastar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As camps of students and academic communities protesting against the war in expand globally, as do counter-protests, I urge nonviolence, dialogue prioritization and safeguarding youth voices and their freedom of association and assembly guaranteed. rb.gy/dfg3vg

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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)(@omctorg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over the last decade, the number of women in prison in has risen by 50%. Detained women are at risk of gender-based violence, including rape and sexual violence, and lack of medical care. In , elderly women are at risk of medical neglect and harsh treatment, as a

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celiamedrano(@celiamedrano15) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hoy en NTN24 más de 700 mil migrantes mexicanos detenidos por patrulla fronteriza en USA en 2023, seguido por más de 350 mil venezolanos y aproximadamente 200 mil guatemaltecos.
Por cada 100 mil hondureños, unos 2 mil fueron migrantes detenidos en frontera USA.

Hoy en @NTN24 #CeliaMedrano más de 700 mil migrantes mexicanos detenidos por patrulla fronteriza en USA en 2023, seguido por más de 350 mil venezolanos y aproximadamente 200 mil guatemaltecos. Por cada 100 mil hondureños, unos 2 mil fueron migrantes detenidos en frontera USA.
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's Revolutionary Court has sentenced social media activist Mahmoud Mehrabi to death on ambiguous charges of 'corruption on earth'. Executions have more than doubled in the past two years as the country cracks down on dissent.

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CEPAD(@CEPAD_AC) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ya estamos en el foro 'Hacer frente a la tortura en México, el rol de la sociedad civil' sigue la transmisión aquí 🎧👇

facebook.com/CEPAD.GDL/vide…

Ya estamos #EnVivo en el foro 'Hacer frente a la tortura en México, el rol de la sociedad civil' sigue la transmisión aquí 🎧👇 facebook.com/CEPAD.GDL/vide…
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FIDH(@fidh_fr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇹🇩 : La FIDH dénonce le refus des autorités tchadiennes de permettre à plusieurs milliers d’observateur⋅rices indépendant⋅es de la société civile - dont certain⋅es faisant partie de nos organisations membres - d'observer le scrutin d’aujourd’hui.

Cela sans base

🇹🇩#TchadVote : La @fidh_fr dénonce le refus des autorités tchadiennes de permettre à plusieurs milliers d’observateur⋅rices indépendant⋅es de la société civile - dont certain⋅es faisant partie de nos organisations membres - d'observer le scrutin d’aujourd’hui. Cela sans base
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UN Human Rights(@UNHumanRights) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We regret cabinet decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel. A free & independent media is essential to ensuring transparency & accountability. Now, even more so given tight restrictions on reporting from Gaza. Freedom of expression is a key human right. We urge govt to overturn ban

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Addameer – الضمير(@Addameer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Urging the international community for immediate action! Granting access to international investigative mechanisms like the ICC and the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry is crucial.

🔗Read More from link in Bio: addameer.org/news/5344

Urging the international community for immediate action! Granting access to international investigative mechanisms like the ICC and the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry is crucial. 🔗Read More from link in Bio: addameer.org/news/5344
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Al-Mezan الميزان(@AlMezanCenter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The evacuation order in eastern Rafah is affecting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, many of whom have already been displaced multiple times.

People have nowhere to go. Nowhere is safe in Gaza.

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Gerald Staberock(@gstaberock) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. Abusive, dehumanizing & treatment in Israeli prisons & end to ICRC access

2. Accounts suggesting war crimes - need an international investigation.

3. Impunity.

Torture deliberate policy? Likely

No universal rights w/out respect to the torture ban.

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