Publications

This document is the outcome report of the OPCAT Global Forum. It seeks to provide an analytical record of the interactions that took place over two days on 10 and 11 November 2011 in Geneva. Key focu...chevron_right

This guide lays out guiding principals to inform the implementation of the Association for the Prevention of Torture's (APT) "Human Rights Based Approach". It is intended to serve as a concise, practi...chevron_right

Following the 50th ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other forms or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (OPCAT) in September 2009, the Subc...chevron_right

This publication is a compilation of the various contributions made by experts to the Regional Conference on the Prevention of Torture in Dakar, Senegal, on 27-28 April 2010. The conference focused pr...chevron_right

This briefing note outlines where the international law stands on access to legal counsel promptly after deprivation of liberty as a safeguard against torture and other ill-treatment.chevron_right

This paper compiles the seminal international texts on the prohibition and prevention of torture. It contains multiple UN conventions and protocols, the Geneva Conventions and the prohibition of tortu...chevron_right

This papers outlines policy issues that can be addressed by detention monitoring organizations that use interpreters. It considers the respective roles of the monitor and the interpreter and addresses...chevron_right

This brief explores how the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture (OPCAT) can be used by actors seeking to protect the rights of refugees and migrants in detention. It qua...chevron_right

This paper provides a strategy guide to organizations carrying out visits to places of detention for the purpose of preventing torture and other ill treatment. It focuses on the selection of persons d...chevron_right

Prezenta informaţie este concepută în aşa fel încât să poată fi citită şi aplicată de către orice persoană care pregăteşte recomandări în cadrul ciclului de monitorizare a detenţiei. În particular, in...chevron_right

This publication provides practical guidance for people who draft recommendations as a part of the detention monitoring cycle. The Double-SMART model, which is presented in the paper, defines criteria...chevron_right

This paper examines the role of civil society in the process of determining a country's national preventive mechanism (NPM). It discusses civil society participation in different NPM models and civil ...chevron_right

This document describes the UN Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) in-country visits, taking into account that this preventive system is still in an initial construction phase.chevron_right

The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) establishes a system of visits to places of detention by independent experts with the aim of preventing torture. The implementation of t...chevron_right

This paper looks at the preventive effect of visits by health professionals in prisons against torture and ill-treatment. The results are based on interviews with various physicians specializing in vi...chevron_right