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| Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - A Manual for Prevention | |
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| Author(s) |
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Debra Long and Nicola Boeglin Naumovic |
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Inter-American Institute for Human Rights (IIDH) and Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) |
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| Place of Publication |
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San José/Geneva |
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| Year of Publication |
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2004 |
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- |
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English, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish |
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| Keywords |
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manual, reference, human rights monitors, lawyers, NGO staff, parliamentarians, gender equality, inhuman or degrading treatment, torture, Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel and Degrading Treatment (CAT), Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT), European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), UN Committee Against Torture, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment |
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| Description |
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On 18 December 2002, the UN General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The aim of the OPCAT is to prevent torture and other forms of ill-treatment by establishing a system of regular visits to places of detention carried out by independent international and national bodies. A global campaign to ensure the prompt entry into force and the universal application of the OPCAT is actively underway. This manual introduces the Optional Protocol, stressing the need for this innovative instrument within the framework of existing norms and mechanisms. It inludes the history of the Optional Protocol, from its initial conception, through the drawn-out negotiation process to its final historic adoption by the UN General Assembly. A legal commentary of the text itself points in more detail to the significance and background of some of the key provisions. The manual also illustrates the potential impact of a system of regular monitoring of detention facilities, by describing the two main bodies that will conduct this work at an international and national level. Finally, concrete actions and specific strategies are suggested for the key actors of ratification and implementation campaigns. This manual can serve as a practical tool for the campaign for the ratification and implementation of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. |
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_download&gid=43&Itemid=256&lang=en French
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_download&gid=268&Itemid=256&lang=en Indonesian
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_download&gid=44&Itemid=256&lang=en Portuguese
http://apt.ch/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc
_download&gid=45&Itemid=256&lang=en Russian
http://apt.ch/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc
_download&gid=46&Itemid=256&lang=en Spanish
http://apt.ch/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc
_download&gid=143&Itemid=256&lang=en Turkish
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