Torture

Prevention of Torture

Torture takes place in secret locations when there is no access by lawyers or other visitors. Read more

Combatting Torture

Freedom from torture is a fundamental human right and critical to the realisation of other rights. Read more

Supporting Survivors

All survivors of torture have the right to redress and rehabilitation. Read more

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Halt Plan for HK Extradition Law

The Rights Practice co-signed a joint letter, along with 67 other NGOs, expressing grave concern regarding the Hong Kong government’s proposed amendments to two Hong Kong laws concerning extradition.

World Congress Against the Death Penalty

The Rights Practice held a side event at the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, the world’s leading abolitionist event, in Brussels in February 2019.

As we remember the thirtieth anniversary of Tiananmen, let us also challenge ourselves and our politicians to find answers to the pressing questions posed by the large-scale, extrajudicial detentions of Uyghurs in western China.

Li Wenzu and the Resistance of the ‘709’ Wives

Li Wenzu has used novel acts of protest, along with other ‘709’ wives, in her efforts to see her husband, human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, to demand that he is given access to a lawyer and to seek justice.