Iran is one of the most dangerous countries for lawyers. According to the National Union of Iranian Bar Associations (SCODA), since 2018, there have been at least 54 reported incidents of killings, ...

Ressources / Endangered Defenders: The Targeting of Lawyers in Iran Marking the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer amidst escalating persecution. Marking the International Day of the ...

Resources / Statements / The Targeting of Lawyers in Iran Marking the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer amidst escalating persecution. Marking the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer ...

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY New information GRE 002 / 0922 / OBS 067.2 Judicial harassment Greece 23 January 2025 The ...

This is where Madame Sabah lives, a mother bereaved by the tragic loss of her son Akram, but determined to cling to hope ...

Resources / Statements / Urgent Call: Libyan Arab Armed Forces Must Be Held Accountable for Torture Crimes Committed in Garnada The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Libyan ...

The undersigned African civil society organizations (CSOs) and various international non-governmental organizations urgently express our deep concern regarding Ethiopia’s escalating political tensions ...

The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary detention, judicial harassment and acts of torture and ill-treatment against Mr Eron Kiiza, a lawyer involved in numerous public interest cases, ...

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your ...