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UNGA72 high level panel: Towards effective police interviewing and investigation
On Friday 22 September 2017, during the opening week of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, CTI joined the OHCHR, UN Police Division and the Anti-Torture Initiative for a high-level panel discussion on “Torture During Interrogations: Illegal, Immoral, and Ineffective”. A high […]
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CTI workshop on anti-torture laws brings a new drive to torture prevention in Africa
From 12 to 14 September 2017, the CTI, in partnership with REDRESS and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held its first workshop on legislative drafting for anti-torture laws. The technical workshop, held in Entebbe, Uganda, brought together representatives of 10 African common law countries* as well as […]
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UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: It all begins with ratification
Geneva, 26 June 2017 – On the dual occasion of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and the 30th anniversary for the UN Convention against Torture entering into force, the CTI publishes 10 good reasons to ratify UNCAT. The reasons to ratify the UN Convention against Torture […]
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Chile seminar underlines that clear laws prevent torture – report out
Geneva, 21 June 2017 – Report from the CTI regional seminar in Santiago, Chile, 5-6 April 2017, is now available in English and Spanish. Twenty-two States from Latin America and the Caribbean participated in a regional seminar hosted by the Government of Chile and the CTI with the support of […]
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CTI launches new blog series: “States parties in focus”
The Convention against Torture Initiative launched today its new blog series “States parties in focus”, with its first blog on Fiji. CTI is pleased to launch a new series of blogs focusing on the newest States parties to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment […]
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Latin America and Caribbean discuss torture prevention at CTI event in Chile
On 5-6 April 2017, 22 States from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered alongside a number of international and regional experts at a seminar held in Santiago, Chile, to share experiences on national anti-torture legislative and institutional frameworks. The Santiago meeting presented an important opportunity for Latin American and Caribbean […]
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CTI-OSCE workshop hears evidence that safeguards reduce police abuse
Vienna, Austria, 28 March 2017 – The important role of procedural safeguards in the prevention of torture and other ill-treatment in police custody and during criminal investigations, as well as a discussion on developing a universal set of standards for non-coercive interview- and evidence-gathering methods, were the focus of a […]
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CTI publishes its Annual Report for 2016
Geneva, 2 March 2017 – With the end of 2016, a busy and impactful year for the CTI came to a close. The Annual Report 2016 highlights progress made towards the CTI’s goals of universal ratification and improved implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or […]
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CTI HRC34 panel debunks myths on the effectiveness of torture
Geneva, 27 February 2017 – Around 70 participants from 35 States, the UN, and civil society attended CTI’s side event on “Influencing public perceptions: why torture must be rejected” which took place on Monday 27 February in the margins of the high level segment of the first day of the […]
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A push for UNCAT ratification in the Pacific – CTI event report published
Geneva, 17 January 2017 – The report of the regional seminar held in Natadola, Fiji, on 27-28 October 2016 is now available. The seminar hosted by the CTI and the Government of Fiji with the support of the Universal Rights Group and the Association for the Prevention of Torture brought together representatives from 10 […]
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