First CTI Forum confirms Governments’ commitment to end torture

Geneva 3 September 2014. The first Forum of the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI), held brought together high level government representatives of 18 countries from all regions of the world and leading UN experts to discuss solutions to Governments’ challenges in the fight against torture. The Forum was opened by […]

Geneva 3 September 2014. The first Forum of the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI), held brought together high level government
representatives of 18 countries from all regions of the world and leading UN experts to discuss solutions to Governments’ challenges in the fight against torture.

The Forum was opened by the Secretary General of the Ministerial Delegation on Human Rights of
Morocco, Mr Rouwane Abderrazak and the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Flavia
Pansieri.
The Convention against Torture Initiative, launched earlier this year to mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT), focuses on long term support, regional and inter-state
cooperation as the way ahead for achieving its ambition of universal ratification and implementation of the Convention within the next 10 years.
Today’s constructive and forward-looking interaction between participating governments and UN experts strongly confirmed the added value and the future potential of the initiative as:

• A forum for government and experts facilitating new connections, knowledge sharing, exchange
  of best practices and expertise across regions.
• A vehicle to publicly highlight the good work and progress being achieved by individual
  governments on torture prevention.
• A knowledge hub, collecting and developing best practices, guidelines etc. to facilitate
  government efforts to ratify and implement UNCAT.
• A facilitator of technical assistance to governments in relation to ratification and implementation
  of UNCAT.

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