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…]
August 2, 2017 | Human Rights Defenders, Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Syrian Arab Republic
July 12, 2017 | Urgent Interventions | Congo, Democratic Republic
June 15, 2017 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Switzerland
April 25, 2017 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Mexico
March 24, 2017 | Statements | Switzerland
March 6, 2017 | Human Rights Defenders, Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Azerbaijan
December 1, 2016 | Urgent Interventions | Venezuela
September 26, 2016 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Mexico
September 21, 2016 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Statements | European Union (EU), Mexico
August 12, 2016 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Switzerland