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…]

Assistance to victims of torture

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

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

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

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

Guatemala: Allegations of extrajudicial executions and other serious crimes against a Swiss national.

Cancelled visit of ex-President Bush to Geneva: The call for accountability stronger than ever

Switzerland: Visit of ex-President Bush to Geneva: Which obligations for Switzerland?

Switzerland: Letter to the Swiss Confederation regarding the visit of Mr Bush

United States: OMCT submits amicus curiae brief to US Supreme Court in rendition law suit

Libya: OMCT and HRS obtained the condemnation by the UN Human Rights Committee of the Libyan Government for torture, enforced disappearance and subsequent death of Mr. Bashasha

26 June 2010 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Victims reparation must be a reality

CINAT: Invitation to a parallel event: The Joint Study on Secret Detention: Insights from the Authors_2nd June 2010

Nicaragua: Nicaragua: OMCT Comunicado de prensa: Día Internacional en Apoyo a las Victimas de Tortura

Mexico: Amicus Curiae on the case Campo Algodonero: Claudia Ivette González, Esmeralda Herrera Monreal and Laura Berenice Ramos Monárrez against Mexico.