SPT Makes First visit to Croatia
From 2 to 8 July 2023 the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) visited Croatia for the…
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on June 26th, the day when the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…
Advisor to the Ombudswoman Elected As SPT Member
The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT), established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), is…
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
On 26 June the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed globally, marking the day of the coming into force 35 years ago of the…
Strengthening Cooperation with the Austrian Ombudsman Board and the International Ombudsman Institute
In the past two years the pandemic has put the citizens, especially members of the already vulnerable groups, in extremely challenging situations. Ensuring uninhibited access to public services…
International Women’s Day 2021: A Joint Call for Better Protection of Women-Prisoners
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, marked today, on 8 March, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and 41 national preventive mechanisms, bodies tasked…
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