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;
• training; and
• visa and stay arrangements for when return is prohibited.

There is also a section on non-refoulement in the extradition context.

The purpose of this and other CTI Implementation Tools is to inspire other States to take action through exchanges of good practices. The tool also provides timely and practical information and advice for States in light of the recently released UN Committee against Torture’s General comment on the implementation of Article 3 of the Convention in the context of Article 22.

The tool was developed for the CTI by the International Commission of Jurists with the support of the University of Bristol’s Human Rights Implementation Centre. CTI’s series of UNCAT Implementation Tools are available here.