Urgent campaigns
“Urgent Campaigns” has been one of OMCT’s principal activities since its founding. Its objective is to respond as quickly as possible to reports of grave human rights violations, in particular torture and ill-treatment, forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, received from members of the SOS-Torture Network and other partner organisations. By monitoring situations and anticipating events, “Urgent Campaigns” seeks to protect victims from further abuse, as well as to pressure governments to respect international human rights norms and prosecute the alleged perpetrators of the violations. [Read more…]
June 5, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Mexico
May 31, 2019 | Reports and Publications | Bahrain
February 21, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Mexico
September 25, 2018 | Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns | Links
September 20, 2018 | Urgent Interventions | Greece
May 18, 2018 | Urgent Interventions | Moldova, Republic of
March 1, 2018 | Human Rights Defenders, Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Egypt
December 5, 2017 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Honduras
November 30, 2017 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Mexico
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November 13, 2017 | Urgent Interventions | Bangladesh
October 13, 2017 | Urgent Interventions | Uzbekistan
October 13, 2017 | Statements | Colombia
October 4, 2017 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Spain
August 29, 2017 | Statements | Yemen