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CTI participates in OSCE conference on roles and responsibilities of police and law enforcement in torture prevention
On 2 June 2021, CTI’s Senior Adviser (interim) Stephanie Selg, guided the discussions as the Master of Ceremonies at an International Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The event titled Torture Prevention in the Criminal Justice System: The Roles and Responsibilities of Police and Other […]
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New Principles on Effective Interviewing: A gateway to strengthen torture prevention worldwide
On 19 May 2021, H.E. Ramses Joseph Cleland, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations in Geneva delivered a statement at an online side-event on “Implementing the New ‘Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering – Towards Better and Fairer Administration of Justice’”, organised by […]
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Samoa “in focus” is out!
The latest entry in CTI’s “States parties in focus” blog series explores Samoa’s experiences in ratifying the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT) in 2019, and looks at the Government’s priorities and plans. Released ahead of CTI’s Pacific regional online workshop hosted by Fiji, a CTI Core State, the blog highlights […]
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New Tool: “Positive Discipline”, an alternative to corporal punishment
The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) and Child Rights Connect release a tool showcasing good practices of States to end corporal punishment of children, in alignment with the UN Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Backed by research, the latest entry in CTI’s UNCAT […]
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CTI West Africa Workshop: Spotlight on Investigative interviewing
Last week, from 13-15 April, the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) held an online workshop on investigative interviewing for five West African States. Hosted by CTI Core State of Ghana, and organised in partnership with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) together with the support of the Committee for […]
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CTI 2020 Annual Report : Challenges and lessons from Covid-19
CTI’s 2020 Annual Report highlights a number of achievements and activities over this complex year. We are especially proud to announce that [despite Covid-19] UNCAT was the most ratified human rights treaty in 2020, accounting for one-third of all human rights treaty ratifications. We congratulate Oman and St Kitts and […]
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Torture high on UN Human Rights Council’s agenda / HRC46
Incidents and risks of torture and ill-treatment were high on the agenda of the latest UN Human Rights Council, which concluded on 24 March 2021. Deteriorating situations in a number of countries around the world, involving the excessive use of force by police, security and military actors, were highlighted. The […]
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Commonwealth Caribbean countries move towards implementing UNCAT: workshop report out
Today, the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI), REDRESS and the Commonwealth Secretariat release a report on the “Online Technical Workshop for Commonwealth Caribbean Countries on UNCAT: Sharing Experiences of Ratification, Legislative Reform and Reporting”, held online via Zoom on 1-3 December 2020, and kindly hosted by the Government of Grenada […]
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CTI HRC46 Item 3 Statement
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 46th session Item 3 General Debate 9 March 2021 Statement by H.E. Frank Tressler, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations in Geneva, on behalf of the Core States of the Convention against Torture Initiative Check against delivery Thank you, Madam President, […]
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CTI’s insights shared at 10th Anniversary of Convention on Enforced Disappearances
Geneva, 4 March 2021. Marking the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance, yesterday Head of Secretariat Dr. Alice Edwards was a panelist at a well-attended Webinar, where she shared CTI’s experiences of advancing ratification and implementation […]
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Recommendations to ratify Convention against Torture dominated at UPR37
Geneva, 4 February 2021 – From 18 to 29 January 2021, the 37th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) took place in Geneva. The ratification of UNCAT and other core human rights treaties was one of the major themes of the session. The UPR is one of the main events of […]
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