• How to prevent or reduce violence, including torture “How to prevent or reduce violence, including torture, by acting on its root causes often found in violations of economic, social and cultural rights, … goes to the very heart of human rights protection.”
    Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2004-2008)
  • Alternative Reports OMCT prepares a number of alternative reports focussing attention on the economic, social and cultural root causes of violence. The reports can be found in the general reports section
  • Advocacy, Policy Documents Advocacy: Inform and sensitise key institutions on the links between violence and failures to respect economic, social and cultural rights, as well as on the need and possibilities for an effective action on those root causes. Learn more…
  • Seminar Reports: Building NGO Capacity Seminar Reports: Enabling national NGOs to prepare targeted submissions calling for specific action. Learn More…
  • How disrespect for economic, social and cultural rights can lead to torture and other forms of violence Disrespect for economic, social and cultural rights can lead to torture and other forms of violence. Learn how…

About ESCR

OMCT works to eliminate torture and other forms of violence by helping NGOs, international human rights bodies and others to identify and act upon the poverty, inequality and discrimination that are often the root causes of violence.

This project has shown that addressing the economic, social and cultural root causes of violence through the appropriate channels can reduce human rights abuses and help create conditions conducive to economic growth, poverty reduction and reduce the temptations of extremism.

How disrespect for economic, social and cultural rights can lead to torture and other forms of violence.

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India:  India: Death due to starvation of a 3-year old child of an evicted Dalit community

December 23, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  India

Indonesia:  Indonesia: More than 20,000 People Evicted in Indonesia.

December 1, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Indonesia

China:  China: authorities forcibly resettle thousands of Tibetan nomad families

December 1, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  China

Urgent Appeals on cases of ESC rights violations and on cases involving economic actors

November 28, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions

Russian Federation:   Russia/Chechnya: OMCT presents a report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

November 20, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Russian Federation

China:  Open Letter to President Hu Jintao, People's Republic of China

November 11, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  China

Paraguay:  Paraguay: Excessive use of force during an eviction causes one dead and various wounded persons

October 16, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Paraguay

Brazil:  Brazil: Killings related to a land conflict

October 8, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Brazil

Greece:  Greece: Open letter to Mr. Constantine Simitis, Prime Minister

September 29, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Greece

Philippines:  Phillipines: Open letter to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

September 26, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Philippines

Greece:  Greece: trial against 22 Roma

September 18, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Greece

Israel:  Israel and Palestinian Territory Occupied: denial of access to medical care in Israeli prisons

September 18, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Israel

Brazil:  Brazil: assesination of a rural worker and disclosure of a list of persons to be killed

September 17, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Brazil

India:  India: Demolition of 5 homes and continued harassment of Adivasi families

September 15, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  India

India:  India: Demolition of around 200 homes and more than 1000 acres of crops

August 27, 2003  |  Urgent Interventions  |  India