Rights of the child

OMCT’s Child Rights activities aim to protect children from torture and other forms of violence and to promote and defend their rights through prevention, denunciation, reparation and advocacy. By taking into account the specific nature of the violence committed against children and its particular consequences for them, OMCT seeks to protect children who are victims of or threatened with torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. [Read more…]

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Congo, Democratic Republic:  Democratic Republic of Congo: death threat against a young rape victim by pertrators

June 20, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Violence against women  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Congo, Democratic Republic

Congo, Democratic Republic:  Democratic Republic of Congo: rape of a girl and impunity of the perpetrators

June 20, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Congo, Democratic Republic

Congo, Democratic Republic:  Conviction of Reverends Kutino Fernando and Bompere Mbo Timothée

June 20, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Congo, Democratic Republic

Day of the African Child - OMCT calls for the right to protection from violence against children in Africa

June 16, 2006  |  Urgent Interventions

Mexico: excessive use of force by the police, several persons injured including children

June 15, 2006  |   Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Mexico

Congo, Democratic Republic:  Trial of Reverends Kutino Fernando and Bompere Mbo Timothée

June 15, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Congo, Democratic Republic

Egypt: Violent eviction from land resulting in the ill-treatment of men, women and children.

June 13, 2006  |   Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Egypt

World Day against Child Labour: The OMCT denounces violence against children at work

June 12, 2006  |  Events

Uzbekistan:  Domestic violence and deprivation of liberty of children in Uzbekistan: the Committee on the Rights of the Child confirms OMCT’s concerns as denounced in its alternative report

June 9, 2006  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Uzbekistan

Brazil:  Human Rights Violations in Brazil - an NGO report to the United Nations, HRC 85th

May 30, 2006  |   Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Violence against women  |  Reports and Publications  |  Brazil

Uzbekistan:  Rights of the Child in Uzbekistan

May 30, 2006  |  Reports and Publications  |  Uzbekistan

Colombia:  Colombia: Excessive use of police force against participants in the National Itinerant Summit of Social Organisations

May 19, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Colombia

Mexico: Atenco case: Police violence and sexual abuse of detained persons

May 18, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Mexico

Mexico: Excessive use of the force on behalf of the police: died a child, numerous detentions, in San Salvador Atenco.

May 9, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Mexico

Sudan: Wounding and killing of residents of Karamagay village.

May 5, 2006  |   Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Sudan