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World Organisation against Torture

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, World Organisation against Torture appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

16
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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.…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA638%
The Left638%
European People's Party212%
Renew Europe16%
Socialists & Democrats16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
2
2022
1
2023
1
2024
3
2025
8

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

Hannah Neumann
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Ilaria Salis
3 meetings · The Left
Mounir Satouri
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Pernando Barrena Arza
2 meetings · The Left
Isabel Wiseler-Lima
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Dec 2025Cristina GuardaHuman rights defenders in Ecuador
4 Dec 2025Cecilia StradaExchange 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 2025Ilaria SalisMigration
23 Sep 2025Anthony SmithSituation des droits humains au Pérou
23 Sep 2025Lukas SieperExchange of views
23 Sep 2025Gabriel MatoMeeting with Quechua Defender
6 Feb 2025Ilaria SalisLIBE/DROI
29 Jan 2025Pernando Barrena ArzaSpeak about Virginia Laparra's case
11 Dec 2024Pernando Barrena ArzaHuman rights defender to speak about her situation in Nayib Bukele's Exception State
21 Nov 2024Mounir SatouriDroits humains
21 Nov 2024Ilaria SalisLIBE/DROI
29 Mar 2023Mounir SatouriSituation des droits humains en Libye
16 Jun 2022Isabel Wiseler-LimaAnnual Report 2022 - Human Rights
7 Dec 2021Hannah NeumannExpert Round Table on EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
28 Sep 2021Hannah NeumannCSO exchange on the arms export control at EU level

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