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[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

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[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

Reports show migrants being deported from US to #Brazil in hand- & legcuffs; with allegations that agents pulled on & over-tightened handcuffs to inflict pain. Use of restraints can be humiliating & degrading, especially when not justified by the situation
https://t.co/68q5WF90kB

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

We are #UnitedAgainstTorture!
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With 5 other organisations, we are working together to strengthen the global anti-torture movement, expose torture & other ill-treatment, provide redress to survivors, & prevent future #HumanRights violations.
Learn more: https://t.co/3GHfxgHfnm

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

‘Standard’ law enforcement equipment – such as handcuffs & batons – is used all around the world in acts of #torture & other ill-treatment.
Let’s work together to stop these #HumanRights violations.
#UnitedAgainstTorture #TortureFreeTrade
Learn more: https://t.co/h3sQ9fW0HQ

[Justiça Global @justicaglobal]

Justiça para Genivaldo! ✊🏽 A condenação de três ex-policiais pela tortura e morte de Genivaldo é uma vitória!

Leia nossa nota em conjunto com a @Omega_RF e @omtcorg

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

Justice for Genivaldo! ✊🏽

The conviction of three former police officers for the torture and killing of Genivaldo is a victory for justice. Read our reaction with our partners @justicaglobal and @omctorg

#JustiçaPorGenivaldo #BlackLivesMatter #Brazil

https://t.co/dU7dLFjQeW

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

The conviction of officers in Sergipe, Brazil, for the torture & killing of Genivaldo de Jesus Santos is a step in the right direction, but convictions for torture remain rare. We must continue to fight for justice #JustiçaPorGenivaldo #JusticeForGenivaldo @omctorg @justicaglobal

[Migalhas @PortalMigalhas]

Caso Genivaldo: Ex-policiais são condenados por morte em porta-malas de viatura.

https://t.co/l4ge3H51pV

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

As we come to the end of 2024, we've been thinking about the people & organisations we've worked with over another busy year. Around the world, #HumanRights continue to come under attack & our work remains vital. Your help can make a difference. Support us https://t.co/Nh9VGBFLaI

[IRCT @IRCT]

“School is no longer a safe place where children learn and play; it is a place where people suffer and die,” 10-year-old Hala, a #Palestinian child in #Gaza told the Gaza Community #MentalHealth Programme team when they visited her tent in Deir al-Balah. This is Hala's drawing.

[IRCT @IRCT]

To read the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium (UATC) statement on Georgia 👉 https://t.co/TkqFjCYYdl

@REDRESSTrust @omctorg @Omega_RF @IMSforfreemedia @OSCE @coe @eu_eeas

[World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg]

🚨Today, @OBS_defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and partners launch the SOS-Defenders platform exposing arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. Find out more about the platform and the 274 cases across 17 countries already documented : https://t.co/fRrO0zgVsj

#SOSDefenders #CensorshipByDetention #HRDs #EndArbitraryDetention #HumanRights

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

🕊️On #CAT40, survivors of torture from across the world demand that the international community takes immediate action to stop the production, sale, trade, & use of tools of torture.
📢We need a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty NOW.
🔗https://t.co/YiSGvzu7iz
#ConventionAgainstTorture

[World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg]

🎉Today on Human Rights Defenders Day, we are celebrating 40 years of the #ConventionAgainstTorture

Adopted in 1984, it stands as the foundation of our global fight to end torture.

🎥To mark this milestone, the #UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium presents Voices for Human Dignity—a multimedia series highlighting survivors, human rights defenders, and experts working to prevent torture worldwide.

🔗 Explore their stories: https://t.co/vGt04cPHiz

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

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@omctorg
@REDRESSTrust
@IRCT
@FIACAT_org
@apt_geneva

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

🕊️⚖️Today is the 40th anniversary of the #ConventionAgainstTorture.

Claude Heller, Chair of @UNHumanRights Committee against Torture, reflects on the milestones from the past four decades, & notes the journey is far from over: https://t.co/P3uA6NDCu3

#UnitedAgainstTorture

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

🇲🇽Oswaldo Rodriguez was tortured into confession by police in #Mexico & wrongly imprisoned for 15 years, until @CctiColectivo helped free him.
Read his story:
https://t.co/63rwyQxqfp
#UnitedAgainstTorture @IRCT @omctorg @REDRESSTrust @FIACAT_org @apt_geneva

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

The 40th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture is tomorrow, & survivors from around the world are calling for controls on the trade in equipment used for #torture & other ill-treatment.
It is time for a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty: https://t.co/YiSGvztzt1

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

@apt_geneva
@omctorg
@REDRESSTrust
@IRCT
@FIACAT_org
@EU_FPI
@eu_eeas

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

"Torture is the ultimate abuse of state power over its citizens." — 🇪🇺 EU Special Representative Olof Skoog.
His insights on the global fight against torture, human rights dialogues, #TortureFreeTrade, & 40th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture.
#UnitedAgainstTorture ⬇️