Assistance to victims of torture
OMCT’s urgent assistance to victims of torture is part of its global effort to ensure that victims of torture receive redress and rehabilitation by responding immediately in an effective and appropriate manner to their needs. OMCT is currently the only international non-governmental organisation to provide indispensable and urgent legal, medical and/or social assistance directly to women, men and children who have suffered, or are at risk of, torture. Thanks to the members of the SOS-Torture Network, OMCT is able to identify and assess requests for urgent assistance and grant the necessary aid in a very short time. [Read more…]
November 23, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Human Rights Defenders, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements
June 26, 2020 | Reports and Publications
May 4, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Reports and Publications
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April 17, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Urgent Interventions | China
April 9, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements | Chad, Senegal
March 26, 2020 | Statements | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo
March 19, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Defenders, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Press Releases, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Statements
May 6, 2019 | Assistance to victims, Human Rights Defenders | Reports and Publications
April 11, 2019 | Reports and Publications
January 20, 2017 | Assistance to victims, Rights of the Child | Reports and Publications
November 21, 2016 | Assistance to victims, Human Rights Defenders, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Events