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2. Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture - Wikipedia

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   The OPCAT was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 18 December 2002, [1] and it entered into force on 22 June 2006. [1] As of June 2024, the Protocol has 94 parties and 11 additional signatories.

3. International Coalition to End Torture - Wikipedia

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   The International Coalition to End Torture develops and disseminates practical tools to prevent torture. These include a guide on monitoring places of detention, a manual on the provisions of the OPCAT, a training DVD on the UN treaty bodies, a toolkit to develop national preventive mechanisms and training course materials. [5]

4. Torture in international law - Wikipedia

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   The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) entered into force on 22 June 2006 as an important addition to the UNCAT. As stated in Article 1, the purpose of the protocol is to "establish a system of regular visits undertaken by independent international and national bodies to places where people are deprived of their liberty, in order to prevent torture and other cruel ...

5. United Nations Convention Against Torture - Wikipedia

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   The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international human rights treaty under the review of the United Nations that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world.

6. Association for the Prevention of Torture - Wikipedia

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   APT offers legal advice and is involved in the drafting of legal instruments to prevent torture. APT has contributed to the UN Convention Against Torture and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT); the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and the Robben Island Guidelines for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture in Africa.

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