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Working Worldwide to Prevent Torture
The APT is the international non-governmental organisation, based in Geneva, behind the ground-breaking Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The APT is convinced that the risk of torture and other ill-treatment exists everywhere in the world. The challenge and mission of the APT is how to prevent it. For 30 years the APT has been a leading force in prevention by promoting three integrated elements of: Transparency of detention institutions through regular visits by independent experts; Capacity strengthening to reform practices of detention; Effective legal frameworks.
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Cameroon signs the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture |
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 |
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Cameroon signed the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture on 15 December. There are now 50 States Parties and 24 Signatories* to the OPCAT. For a complete overview please consult our up-to-date list of Ratifications and Signatures. *Signatories: Not taken into account are States that have already ratified or acceeded to the OPCAT.
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| LEGAL BRIEFING SERIES |  The first in a new series of APT Legal Briefings is now available: |
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Special Rapporteur
The Coalition of International NGOs Against Torture (CINAT) has developed a checklist of suggested criteria to be considered in selecting the next UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. Special Rapporteur Nowak's term expires in November 2010, and careful consideration is required to maintain the high quality of appointments to this important position.
View the CINAT Checklist.
Torture Laws Compilation
The APT's new research tool, the Compilation of Torture Laws, is now accessible at www.apt.ch/laws Focusing on issues related to the criminalisation of torture, this tool compiles national laws of State Parties to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT).
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