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This interview was part of the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium's Voices for Human Dignity multimedia initiative. This initiative celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Convention against Torture (1984-2024) by giving a voice to torture victims, experts, and activists.

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Torture Without Consequence: Why Nigeria’s Criminal Justice Reform Must Move Beyond Laws Obinna Otuso, a human rights lawyer and REDRESS Innovative Lawyer Award recipient, examines why torture persists in Nigeria despite the Anti-Torture Act 2017. He highlights systemic failures, weak enf...

👨‍⚖️Nearly a decade after Nigeria’s Anti‑Torture Act was passed, torture persists, and accountability is rare. Obinna Otuson, human rights lawyer and REDRESS Innovative Lawyers Awards winner, explains why real implementation is key.

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🎙️“Being a human rights lawyer in Mexico means working under constant risk.” - Roberta Cortés Ruiz

#InnovativeLawyersAwardee Roberta Cortés Ruiz continues to fight torture, support LGBTIQ+ people deprived of liberty, and centre survivors in the struggle for justice.

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✨ Today in Geneva & online: join the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium for the launch of the Charter of Rights of Victims of Torture.

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🗓️ Tuesday 3 March 1300 CET
❓ Launch of the Charter of Rights of Victims and Survivors of Torture
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Spotlight on our partners: Cedar Centre for Legal Studies - Omega Research Foundation From 01 June to 30 November 2025, the Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) implemented a targeted support initiative for survivors of torture in Lebanon, funded by the Omega Research Foundation as pa...

New blog alert! Read the new post from our partners Cedar Centre for Legal Studies where you can learn about their work to address the unlawful use of force by police or other state officials in Lebanon: omegaresearchfoundation.org/news/spotlig...

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💬 The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A
🌐 Interpretation available in French, Spanish, Arabic, and Ukrainian

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Nobody would be proud to learn this about his country. And surely we are not proud about this rank for #Togo 🇹🇬 in the #GlobalTortureIndex

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🎥 Challenging torture and impunity in #Egypt.

Mohamed Lotfy of ECRF explains how torture is used to silence dissent, often without accountability. With UATC support, ECRF documents abuses, provides legal aid to victims, and helps victims begin their recovery.

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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…

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Iran: Accountability for Unlawful Use of Force Against Protesters UN experts and civil society organisations warn that Iranian security forces used unlawful and excessive force during recent protests, including actions that may amount to torture. Amid internet shutd...

🗒️UN experts and civil society report killings, severe injuries, and torture amid internet shutdowns in #Iran.

📢The #UnitedAgainstTorture calls on Iran to stop lethal force, free arbitrarily detained protesters, and ensure accountability.

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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...

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Burundi: Disbarring lawyers and appropriating property were reprisals for UN cooperation, committee finds GENEVA  — The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) has found that Burundi subjected lawyers to reprisals, including disbarment and the seizure of property, for cooperating with the Committee, in violati...

Bonne nouvelle : le Comité contre la #torture reconnaît que la radiation d’avocats et la confiscation de leurs biens au #Burundi constituent des représailles pour leur coopération avec l’ONU.
Une décision clé pour la protection des avocats défenseurs des droits humains. ⚖️

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🌍 On #HumanRightsDay, we rise together against torture.

Since 2023, the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium has:
✅ Supported +12,000 torture survivors
✅ Helped advance landmark legal and policy reforms
✅ Strengthened hundreds of civil society organisations
✅ Mobilised millions through global advocacy

United Against Torture: Human Rights Day roundup newsletter - Omega Research Foundation As we mark Human Rights Day, the United Against Torture Consortium reflects on a year of collective resolve and impact. Read our second joint newsletter.

🕊️⚖️As we mark Human Rights Day, the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium reflects on a year of collective resolve & impact.
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New UATC Guidance Note to Help Document/Expose Misuse of Police… Protests and public gatherings are a vital part of any democratic society. Yet, in recent years, demonstrations around the world have too often been met…

🆕 The #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium new ‘Guidance Note on Addressing the Misuse of Police Weapons in Protests’ provides practical tools for monitors to assist in identifying, documenting, and challenging such misuse in a protest context.

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Our 🆕 E-Bulletin on #CAT83 is now available!

Check it out for a summary of the 🇺🇳 #UN Committee against Torture's latest session and recommendations to 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇭 Bahrain and 🇮🇱 Israel .

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⛓️ Torture and unlawful detention persist in #Nigeria.

Oluwafemi Ajibade of Citizens’ Gavel shares how, with support from REDRESS through the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium, GAVEL freed a videographer held for 4 years after #EndSARS — despite not taking part.

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