The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)

The World Organization Against Torture (OCMT) is the world's largest coalition of non-governmental organizations fighting detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organizations which share the common goal of eradicating such practices and enabling the respect of human rights for all. The aim of OMCT's Violence against Women Programme is to raise awareness of the problem of violence against women among the members of the SOS-Torture Network and the United Nations bodies to take action on behalf of the victims of this form of violence.