Madagascar: Training of law practitioners on torture prevention
Monday, February 28, 2011
Following the recommendations of the 2009 seminar on the implementation of the national anti-torture law, the APT, jointly with the Ministry of Justice and in collaboration with ACAT - Madagascar, organised two training seminars addressing the issue of 'Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: Prohibition and Prevention of Torture'. These seminars took place in June and October 2010.
Date: | 20 - 22 June 2010 and 19 - 20 October 2010 |
Place: | Madagascar |
Partners: |
Ministry of Justice ACAT - Madagascar |
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Following the recommendations of the 2009 seminar on the implementation of the national anti-torture law, the APT, jointly with the Ministry of Justice and in collaboration with ACAT - Madagascar, organised two training seminars addressing the issue of 'Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: Prohibition and Prevention of Torture'. These seminars took place in June and October 2010. Over 80 law practitioners have been trained, including police and penitentiary officers, judges, prosecutors and lawyers. The seminars focused on the UNCAT and the national anti-torture law which was adopted on 25 June 2008 in order to familiarise these key actors with the instruments and to facilitate their use and implementation. While the June training session was facilitated by Mr. Daniel Debeer, Belgian lawyer, and Jean-Baptiste Niyizurugero, the APT Africa Programme Officer, the October session welcomed the contribution of the Legal Adviser to the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda, Mr. Koffi Afande. The training focused on the provisions of the UNCAT, including:
Furthermore, in June, two local lawyers were hired to draft a practical manual on the implementation of the anti-torture legislation. A preliminary draft was discussed in October 2010. As follow up steps, the different partners agreed that the APT will continue to support Madagascar by providing advice and technical assistance to the Ministry of Justice and ACAT-Madagascar and other relevant actors for the effective implementation of the anti-torture law, as well as recommendations issued by the seminar of the 29 September 2009 through the following activities:
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