World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
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The worldwide network of 200+ NGOs standing up against torture. OMCT is a member of the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium.
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Welcome to our Bluesky profile. OMCT's new platform to amplify the voices of torture survivors, highlight global struggles, and strengthen our global movement against torture.
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Welcome to our Bluesky profile. OMCT's new platform to amplify the voices of torture survivors, highlight global struggles, and strengthen our global movement against torture.
📲 Follow us and be part of the conversation.
📣 Job Opportunity!
OMCT is looking for a Consultant for the 2026 Global Torture Index from March - December 2026!
This is your chance to lead data analysis and provide technical support to the the first-ever #GlobalTortureIndex - a data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture.
OMCT is looking for a Consultant for the 2026 Global Torture Index from March - December 2026!
This is your chance to lead data analysis and provide technical support to the the first-ever #GlobalTortureIndex - a data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture.
February 12, 2026 at 9:46 AM
📣 Job Opportunity!
OMCT is looking for a Consultant for the 2026 Global Torture Index from March - December 2026!
This is your chance to lead data analysis and provide technical support to the the first-ever #GlobalTortureIndex - a data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture.
OMCT is looking for a Consultant for the 2026 Global Torture Index from March - December 2026!
This is your chance to lead data analysis and provide technical support to the the first-ever #GlobalTortureIndex - a data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture.
📣 Job Opportunity
OMCT is looking for Manager Grants and Support (100%) for its 🇧🇪 Brussels office!
💡If you are passionate about sub-grant management, coordination, oversight and human rights, this could be the opportunity for you!
📍 Location: Brussels, Belgium
📅 Start date: As soon as possible
OMCT is looking for Manager Grants and Support (100%) for its 🇧🇪 Brussels office!
💡If you are passionate about sub-grant management, coordination, oversight and human rights, this could be the opportunity for you!
📍 Location: Brussels, Belgium
📅 Start date: As soon as possible
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM
📣 Job Opportunity
OMCT is looking for Manager Grants and Support (100%) for its 🇧🇪 Brussels office!
💡If you are passionate about sub-grant management, coordination, oversight and human rights, this could be the opportunity for you!
📍 Location: Brussels, Belgium
📅 Start date: As soon as possible
OMCT is looking for Manager Grants and Support (100%) for its 🇧🇪 Brussels office!
💡If you are passionate about sub-grant management, coordination, oversight and human rights, this could be the opportunity for you!
📍 Location: Brussels, Belgium
📅 Start date: As soon as possible
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🇮🇷 Read the new statement on #Iran from #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium members @irct.bsky.social, @omctorg.bsky.social, @redress.org, & Omega:
🔗 omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/iran-ac...
🔗 omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/iran-ac...
IRAN: ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF FORCE AGAINST PROTESTERS - Omega Research Foundation
UN experts and independent civil society organisations, including partners in the United Against Torture Consortium, are examining credible evidence that Iranian security forces used indiscriminate an...
omegaresearchfoundation.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 AM
🇮🇷 Read the new statement on #Iran from #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium members @irct.bsky.social, @omctorg.bsky.social, @redress.org, & Omega:
🔗 omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/iran-ac...
🔗 omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/iran-ac...
📢 «La participation active de la société civile et la mise en œuvre de mécanismes de justice transitionnelle sont essentielles pour une transition inclusive et durable, centrée sur la société vénézuélienne et les victimes de violations graves des droits humains»
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
📢 «La participation active de la société civile et la mise en œuvre de mécanismes de justice transitionnelle sont essentielles pour une transition inclusive et durable, centrée sur la société vénézuélienne et les victimes de violations graves des droits humains»
🇹🇬 Le Togo dans l’Indice mondial de la torture
📊 L’Indice Mondial De La Torture classe Togo parmi les pays à considerable risque de torture.
🛑 Plus de sept personnes sur dix incarcérées n'ont pas été jugées.
📊 L’Indice Mondial De La Torture classe Togo parmi les pays à considerable risque de torture.
🛑 Plus de sept personnes sur dix incarcérées n'ont pas été jugées.
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
🇹🇬 Le Togo dans l’Indice mondial de la torture
📊 L’Indice Mondial De La Torture classe Togo parmi les pays à considerable risque de torture.
🛑 Plus de sept personnes sur dix incarcérées n'ont pas été jugées.
📊 L’Indice Mondial De La Torture classe Togo parmi les pays à considerable risque de torture.
🛑 Plus de sept personnes sur dix incarcérées n'ont pas été jugées.
🇹🇬 Togo in the Global Torture Index
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex ranks Togo at considerable risk for torture.
🛑 Over seven out of every ten people behind bars have not yet been tried.
⚠️ Since 2017, over 500 protesters and human rights defenders have been arrested.
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex ranks Togo at considerable risk for torture.
🛑 Over seven out of every ten people behind bars have not yet been tried.
⚠️ Since 2017, over 500 protesters and human rights defenders have been arrested.
February 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🇹🇬 Togo in the Global Torture Index
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex ranks Togo at considerable risk for torture.
🛑 Over seven out of every ten people behind bars have not yet been tried.
⚠️ Since 2017, over 500 protesters and human rights defenders have been arrested.
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex ranks Togo at considerable risk for torture.
🛑 Over seven out of every ten people behind bars have not yet been tried.
⚠️ Since 2017, over 500 protesters and human rights defenders have been arrested.
Civil society organisations condemn the violations committed by the #US government through its migration policy and the violent crackdown against peaceful protestors in Minnesota.
@irct.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4kDhwZ3
@irct.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4kDhwZ3
USA: Urgent Call for Accountability as U.S. Migration Policy Fuels…
USA: Urgent Call for Accountability as U.S. Migration Policy Fuels Human Rights Violations The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), the…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Civil society organisations condemn the violations committed by the #US government through its migration policy and the violent crackdown against peaceful protestors in Minnesota.
@irct.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4kDhwZ3
@irct.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4kDhwZ3
🇳🇪 #FacesOfHope: Moussa Tchangari is a human rights defender and a regional symbol for peaceful resistance.
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 AM
🇳🇪 #FacesOfHope: Moussa Tchangari is a human rights defender and a regional symbol for peaceful resistance.
🇧🇮 #Burundi: Dans une affaire soutenue par @niyongerearmel.bsky.social du Groupe d’Intervention Judiciaire SOS-Torture en Afrique, le Comité de l’ONU contre la torture condamne à nouveau l’Etat pour des actes de torture commis par le Service National de Renseignement.
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
🇧🇮 #Burundi: Dans une affaire soutenue par @niyongerearmel.bsky.social du Groupe d’Intervention Judiciaire SOS-Torture en Afrique, le Comité de l’ONU contre la torture condamne à nouveau l’Etat pour des actes de torture commis par le Service National de Renseignement.
🇧🇮 #Burundi: In a case supported by @niyongerearmel.bsky.social of the SOS-Torture Litigator’s group in Africa, the UN Committee Against Torture has once again condemned the State for acts of torture committed by the National Intelligence Service.
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🇧🇮 #Burundi: In a case supported by @niyongerearmel.bsky.social of the SOS-Torture Litigator’s group in Africa, the UN Committee Against Torture has once again condemned the State for acts of torture committed by the National Intelligence Service.
📣 Job Opportunity!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is looking for a Human Rights Adviser Africa (maternity leave replacement) from 13 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 for our 🇨🇭 Geneva office!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is looking for a Human Rights Adviser Africa (maternity leave replacement) from 13 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 for our 🇨🇭 Geneva office!
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📣 Job Opportunity!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is looking for a Human Rights Adviser Africa (maternity leave replacement) from 13 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 for our 🇨🇭 Geneva office!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is looking for a Human Rights Adviser Africa (maternity leave replacement) from 13 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 for our 🇨🇭 Geneva office!
🇪🇸 Spain in the Global Torture Index
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex classifies Spain as at moderate risk of torture.
🛑 In 2022, the Melilla massacre at the Spain–Morocco border left at least 37 migrants dead.
⚠️ Spain still has no law guaranteeing torture survivors’ rights.
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex classifies Spain as at moderate risk of torture.
🛑 In 2022, the Melilla massacre at the Spain–Morocco border left at least 37 migrants dead.
⚠️ Spain still has no law guaranteeing torture survivors’ rights.
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🇪🇸 Spain in the Global Torture Index
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex classifies Spain as at moderate risk of torture.
🛑 In 2022, the Melilla massacre at the Spain–Morocco border left at least 37 migrants dead.
⚠️ Spain still has no law guaranteeing torture survivors’ rights.
📊 The #GlobalTortureIndex classifies Spain as at moderate risk of torture.
🛑 In 2022, the Melilla massacre at the Spain–Morocco border left at least 37 migrants dead.
⚠️ Spain still has no law guaranteeing torture survivors’ rights.
🇪🇨 "Ecuador atraviesa un momento crítico. La represión, el uso excesivo de la fuerza contra manifestantes y las detenciones arbitrarias son realidades que nos afectan a todos, especialmente a quienes alzamos la voz por la justicia"
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🇪🇨 "Ecuador atraviesa un momento crítico. La represión, el uso excesivo de la fuerza contra manifestantes y las detenciones arbitrarias son realidades que nos afectan a todos, especialmente a quienes alzamos la voz por la justicia"
🇪🇨 “Ecuador is going through a critical moment. Repression, excessive use of force against protesters, and arbitrary detentions are realities that affect us all, especially those of us who raise our voices for justice.”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
🇪🇨 “Ecuador is going through a critical moment. Repression, excessive use of force against protesters, and arbitrary detentions are realities that affect us all, especially those of us who raise our voices for justice.”
‼️ Lawyers fighting torture face intimidation, reprisals, and serious risks to their safety.
✊🏻 On the #WorldDayOfTheEndangeredLawyer, we highlight how SOS-Torture Regional Litigators’ Groups activate collective solidarity to build resilience and continue supporting victims of torture.
✊🏻 On the #WorldDayOfTheEndangeredLawyer, we highlight how SOS-Torture Regional Litigators’ Groups activate collective solidarity to build resilience and continue supporting victims of torture.
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 AM
‼️ Lawyers fighting torture face intimidation, reprisals, and serious risks to their safety.
✊🏻 On the #WorldDayOfTheEndangeredLawyer, we highlight how SOS-Torture Regional Litigators’ Groups activate collective solidarity to build resilience and continue supporting victims of torture.
✊🏻 On the #WorldDayOfTheEndangeredLawyer, we highlight how SOS-Torture Regional Litigators’ Groups activate collective solidarity to build resilience and continue supporting victims of torture.
📣 Reminder - Last days to apply!
📢 Internship Opportunities at OMCT 🇨🇭 Geneva Office!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is recruiting interns to support its work across the following teams:
📢 Internship Opportunities at OMCT 🇨🇭 Geneva Office!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is recruiting interns to support its work across the following teams:
January 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
📣 Reminder - Last days to apply!
📢 Internship Opportunities at OMCT 🇨🇭 Geneva Office!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is recruiting interns to support its work across the following teams:
📢 Internship Opportunities at OMCT 🇨🇭 Geneva Office!
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is recruiting interns to support its work across the following teams:
📣 A big milestone for our partner @lcw.ngo and congratulations to them on the release of their new documentation guide!
📚 This is a vital resource in our collective mission to protect survivors and ensure accountability.
🤝 We are proud to work alongside our partners in the fight to #EndTorture.
📚 This is a vital resource in our collective mission to protect survivors and ensure accountability.
🤝 We are proud to work alongside our partners in the fight to #EndTorture.
📢 LCW is pleased to announce the publication of the
Documentation Guide: “The Practical Guide to Documenting Serious Intl Crimes in the Libyan Context”.
📄 The guide is online! Read it via the link 🔗 in the comments. We hope this guide serves as a tool to strengthen accountability in Libya.
Documentation Guide: “The Practical Guide to Documenting Serious Intl Crimes in the Libyan Context”.
📄 The guide is online! Read it via the link 🔗 in the comments. We hope this guide serves as a tool to strengthen accountability in Libya.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM
📣 A big milestone for our partner @lcw.ngo and congratulations to them on the release of their new documentation guide!
📚 This is a vital resource in our collective mission to protect survivors and ensure accountability.
🤝 We are proud to work alongside our partners in the fight to #EndTorture.
📚 This is a vital resource in our collective mission to protect survivors and ensure accountability.
🤝 We are proud to work alongside our partners in the fight to #EndTorture.
🇮🇷 Read the new statement on #Iran from #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium members
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
Iran: Accountability for Unlawful Use of Force Against Protesters
UN experts and independent civil society organisations, including partners in the United Against Torture Consortium, are examining credible evidence that…
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
🇮🇷 Read the new statement on #Iran from #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium members
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
@irct.bsky.social, @redress.org, @omegarf.bsky.social, and OMCT ⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/4r4KJOa
🇦🇷 En 2023, el cambio de gobierno en Argentina trajo consigo un retroceso en derechos humanos, que ha puesto en riesgo los derechos ganados y amenazado el espacio cívico.
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
🇦🇷 En 2023, el cambio de gobierno en Argentina trajo consigo un retroceso en derechos humanos, que ha puesto en riesgo los derechos ganados y amenazado el espacio cívico.
🇦🇷 In 2023, the change of government in Argentina came with a rollback of human rights and a shrinking civic space for human rights defenders.
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
🇦🇷 In 2023, the change of government in Argentina came with a rollback of human rights and a shrinking civic space for human rights defenders.
📣 Reminder - Last Days to Apply
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #GlobalTortureIndex, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #GlobalTortureIndex, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
📣 Reminder - Last Days to Apply
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #GlobalTortureIndex, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #GlobalTortureIndex, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
📣 Reminder - Last days to apply!
🇨🇭 OMCT Geneva office is looking for an Intern for its Africa Desk!
✨ If you are passionate about human rights, research and advocacy, and want to gain hands-on experience into the operations of a global human rights NGO, this could be the opportunity for you!
🇨🇭 OMCT Geneva office is looking for an Intern for its Africa Desk!
✨ If you are passionate about human rights, research and advocacy, and want to gain hands-on experience into the operations of a global human rights NGO, this could be the opportunity for you!
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
📣 Reminder - Last days to apply!
🇨🇭 OMCT Geneva office is looking for an Intern for its Africa Desk!
✨ If you are passionate about human rights, research and advocacy, and want to gain hands-on experience into the operations of a global human rights NGO, this could be the opportunity for you!
🇨🇭 OMCT Geneva office is looking for an Intern for its Africa Desk!
✨ If you are passionate about human rights, research and advocacy, and want to gain hands-on experience into the operations of a global human rights NGO, this could be the opportunity for you!
📣 Job Opportunity
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #Global Torture Index, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #Global Torture Index, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
📣 Job Opportunity
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #Global Torture Index, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.
OMCT is looking for Five Regional Expert Consultants - one for each of its regional desks - to support the effective implementation of the first-ever, #Global Torture Index, a unique, data-driven tool, assessing and combating the risk of torture worldwide.