Lobby organisation
World Organisation against Torture
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, World Organisation against Torture appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) works with around 200 member organisations which constitute its SOS-Torture Network, to end torture, fight impunity and protect human rights defenders worldwide. Together, we make up the largest global group actively standing up to torture. Helping local voices be heard, we support our vital partners in the field and provide direct assistance to victims.”
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“OMCT’s international secretariat is based in Geneva, with offices in Brussels and Tunis.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2025).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2025 | Cristina Guarda | Human rights defenders in Ecuador |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Cecilia Strada | Exchange on the operational constraints on the organization in Tunisia following the suspension, their primary activities in the field and engagement with victims, migrants and nationals in their need to have assistance, including medical aid. |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Ilaria Salis | Migration |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Anthony Smith | Situation des droits humains au Pérou |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Lukas Sieper | Exchange of views |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Gabriel Mato | Meeting with Quechua Defender |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Ilaria Salis | Migration |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Tineke Strik | situation in Tunisia |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Ilaria Salis | LIBE/DROI |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Pernando Barrena Arza | Speak about Virginia Laparra's case |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Pernando Barrena Arza | Human rights defender to speak about her situation in Nayib Bukele's Exception State |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Tineke Strik | Libya |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Mounir Satouri | Droits humains |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Ilaria Salis | LIBE/DROI |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Mounir Satouri | Situation des droits humains en Libye |
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