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CTI’s 2018 Annual Report: 3 States closer to reaching universality
The CTI is pleased to announce the release of its 2018 Annual Report. 2018 was an important year for the CTI, since it marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in which international consensus on condemning acts of torture and ill-treatment was first […]
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“States parties in focus” blog: Chile in focus
The CTI is pleased to announce the release of the second blog of “States parties in focus” series, exploring Chile’s experience of ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT). The blog highlights how UNCAT […]
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A more peaceful Pacific: Ratifying UNCAT on the horizon
At CTI’s latest major regional event, participants heard that Pacific Island States are committed to living in peaceful communities and to regional universal ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). This was the main message of a two […]
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A time for global solidarity against torture: CTI’s Annual Forum 2018
At CTI’s fifth Annual Forum, held last week on 29 November in Geneva, the international community was reminded of the continuing relevance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of 1948 and the absolute prohibition against torture it contains, 70 years after its adoption. CTI’s Annual Forum took stock […]
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Historic step: The Gambia fulfils its promise to ratify the UN Convention against Torture
Banjul, The Gambia: At the invitation of The Gambia’s Ministry of Justice, CTI concluded last week an important seminar supporting the Government to implement the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). The seminar brought together over 40 participants with technical assistance provided […]
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Cadres législatifs contre la torture: partage de bonnes pratiques en Afrique
Du 10 au 12 octobre 2018, la Convention sur l’initiative contre la torture (CTI), en partenariat avec la Commission Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples et REDRESS, a tenu son deuxième atelier technique sur la rédaction législative de lois contre la torture à Dakar, au Sénégal. L’atelier a […]
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UNCAT helping to drive justice sector reforms: CTI Caribbean event report out
Geneva, 25 September, 2018: The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) and Wilton Park release their report of the regional seminar on “Sharing experiences and building capacity in the Caribbean: The Fair Administration of Justice and the UN Convention against Torture,” held in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, from 4-6 June 2018. The report contains numerous […]
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HRC39: Safeguards against torture – Implementation of UNCAT in Fiji
Geneva, 13 September 2018: On the margins of the 39th session of the Human Rights Council, the Republic of Fiji and CTI hosted an event on Safeguards against torture – the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) in Fiji. This […]
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CTI launches new e-library with documents in different languages!
CTI is excited to announce the launch of its new e-library containing CTI tools and documents in different languages, available on the Resources for States page. The on-line library has been created to gather, in one place, a wide variety of digitized CTI anti-torture resources and tools in different languages. […]
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Police reforms possible across the Council of Europe – report out
Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish Government, as a key part of their Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and as a core State leading the inter-governmental Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI), brought together 23 Council of Europe Member States to discuss ways to address and respond […]
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