The APT welcomes the nomination on 21 October 2009 of the twelve members of the Swiss Commission for the Prevention of Torture, which will act as the Swiss National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. The members have a four-year mandate which begins on 01 January 2010. See Press Release for the list of members: French  German  Italian

News Wednesday, October 28, 2009