OMCT releases urgent call to action on the case of Taisiya Osipova
On July 25th, the World Organization Against Torture released a request for urgent intervention in the case of Russian activist and political prisoner Taisiya Osipova.
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Russian Federation.
Please write to the authorities of the Russian Federation urging them to:
i. Guarantee, in all circumstances, the physical and psychological integrity of Ms. Taisiya Osipova and of her family;
ii. Grant Ms. Taisiya Osipova full access to her lawyers and her family;
iii. Guarantee that she is promptly examined by independent doctors and receives adequate and free medical care, in accordance with, inter alia, the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners;
iv. Order her immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges and judicial process consistent with international legal standards, or if such charges exist, bring her before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee her procedural rights at all times;
v. Carry out a prompt, effective, thorough, independent and impartial investigation into these events, in particular into the circumstance of her arrest, the alleged pressure by officers of the Department to Combat Extremism in order to obtain a confession, including the conditions of detention and the denial to grant her adequate medical examination and treatment, the result of which must be made public, in order to bring those responsible before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal and apply penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
vi. Ensure that adequate, effective and prompt reparation, including adequate compensation and rehabilitation, is granted to the victim concerned;
vii. Guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
