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CTI’s 2018-20 Strategy supports States to do better
Monday 25 June, Geneva: On the eve of the International Day for Victims of Torture, CTI released its 2018-20 strategic plan at a gathering in Geneva of UN Member States, UN agencies and international organisations and other friends and partners. The strategy will guide the work of the CTI over […]
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CTI-OSCE tool focuses on victim rehabilitation
Vienna: The rehabilitation of victims of torture was the main focus of a workshop organized in Vienna on 21 June 2018 by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, the Government of Denmark, the Government of Switzerland, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the inter-governmental Convention against Torture Initiative […]
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Strategising with NGOs and experts on living in a world free of torture
Geneva, 13 June 2018: This week, the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) met with 20 leading anti-torture NGOs and other experts to discuss practical steps and ways forward to achieve universal ratification and effective implementation of the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT) by 2024. The two-day retreat was held in […]
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CTI’s Caribbean event kindles interest in UNCAT ratification and justice reform
On 4-6 June 2018, 10 Caribbean States* gathered in CTI’s latest regional seminar held in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, to share good practices and challenges regarding the fair administration of justice and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) and to enhance […]
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CTI’s Caribbean event opens with the Bahamas becoming the newest UNCAT State party!
Saint Lucia, 5 June 2018: The CTI’s regional event for Caribbean countries, being held this week in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, started with the great news that the Commonwealth of the Bahamas has become the newest State party to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading […]
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Evening discussion galvanises solidarity for Commonwealth States to ratify UNCAT
Tuesday 17 April, London: As part of the summit for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), CTI took the opportunity to convene an evening discussion focusing on the rule of law, justice sector reform and the UN Convention against Torture, with reflections on good practices as well as challenges […]
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Council of Europe-CTI event draws interest on safeguards and police interviewing
The Danish Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers organised a seminar in Copenhagen on 22 and 23 March to discuss ways to strengthen the prevention of torture and ill-treatment during police custody and pre-trial detention, the time when persons are most at risk from being ill-treated. The […]
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Cooperation on UNCAT ratification in Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan, 13-14 March 2018: Sudan’s new Rapporteur of the Advisory Council on Human Rights, Dr. Tarig Mubarak Magzoub, discussed Sudan’s interest in ratifying the UN Convention against Torture during a meeting with CTI Head of Secretariat, Dr. Alice Edwards, together with Ambassador Sayed Altayeb Ahmed, Director of Human Rights, […]
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No return to torture: new CTI tool on non-refoulement is out!
The CTI is pleased to share its new tool on non-refoulement which shares over 15 examples of legal and procedural safeguards that States have developed to give it effect at the domestic level. It covers: constitutional and legislative provisions; national procedures; procedural rights to be guaranteed to those facing deportation or expulsion; […]
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CTI publishes its Annual Report for 2017
CTI is pleased to announce that its 2017 Annual Report is now out. The report shares the range of CTI’s activities with governments and other stakeholders over the past year. Reaching universal ratification of the Convention against Torture is within reach, and there has been progress by many States on […]
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