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Assistance to victims of torture

OMCT’s urgent assistance to victims of torture is part of its global effort to ensure that victims of torture receive redress and rehabilitation by responding immediately in an effective and appropriate manner to their needs. OMCT is currently the only international non-governmental organisation to provide indispensable and urgent legal, medical and/or social assistance directly to women, men and children who have suffered, or are at risk of, torture. Thanks to the members of the SOS-Torture Network, OMCT is able to identify and assess requests for urgent assistance and grant the necessary aid in a very short time. [Read more…]

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Togo: 26 juin 2014: le CACIT, l’ACAT-Togo et l’OMCT appellent le Togo à criminaliser la torture, lutter contre l’impunité et protéger les victimes de torture

June 26, 2014 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Togo

Pakistan: 26 June 2014: Pakistan: Time for real efforts to eradicate torture and implement the Convention Against Torture

June 26, 2014 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Pakistan

Bangladesh: 26 June 2014: Bangladesh: UN Day for victims of torture - an urgent call to end impunity

June 26, 2014 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Statements | Bangladesh

O., homosexuel du Nigéria, lutte pour obtenir protection en Suisse

April 14, 2014 | Statements | Nigeria, Switzerland

Malaysia: Theatre play "The Secret Room - Say No, to detention without trial" organised by SUARAM and OMCT in Kuala Lumpur, from 26-28 February

February 21, 2014 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Events | Malaysia

Events of the 26th of June for the International Day in Support of Victims

June 26, 2013 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Reports and Publications

26 June 2012: Victims' rights must be centre stage in global fight against torture

June 26, 2012 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions

Events carried out by members of the SOS-Torture Network on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 25, 2012 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Events

26 June 2012 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 25, 2012 | Assistance to victims, Urgent campaigns | Events

United States: Amicus curiae to the US Supreme Court on the case of Esther Kiobel et al. v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. et al.

June 15, 2012 | Reports and Publications | United States

OMCT and REDRESS submit joint amicus brief to European Court of Human Rights regarding compensation suit against former Tunisian Interior Minister

September 22, 2011 | Reports and Publications | Switzerland, Tunisia