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…]
February 26, 2014 | Urgent Interventions | Israel
February 21, 2014 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Events | Malaysia
February 18, 2014 | Urgent Interventions | Colombia
February 11, 2014 | Urgent Interventions | Cambodia
January 17, 2014 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Urgent campaigns | Reports and Publications | Burkina Faso
January 8, 2014 | Urgent Interventions | Cambodia
December 9, 2013 | Urgent Interventions | Indonesia
December 5, 2013 | Urgent Interventions | Bangladesh
November 29, 2013 | Urgent Interventions | Egypt
November 26, 2013 | Statements | Syrian Arab Republic
November 13, 2013 | Urgent Interventions | Mexico