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Day 1⃣of CTI's workshop in #Suriname 🇸🇷 has started!🎊 At the High Level opening, H.E. Kenneth Amoski, Minister of Justice & Police opened the event & H.E. Julang Pujianto, Amb of Indonesia 🇸🇷 set the tone for the workshop on #investigativeinterviewing and #UNCAT implementation.
The Committee against #Torture helps put in place important protection mechanisms and raises awareness about victims' needs & rights. The 79th session of #UNCAT continues this week in Geneva. All our meeting summaries➡️ buff.ly/3UgDrtc
Le Comité contre la #Torture aide à mettre en place d'importants mécanismes de protection et sensibilise aux besoins et aux droits des victimes. La 79ème session de l'#UNCAT continue cette semaine à l'ONUGenève. Tous nos résumés de réunions➡️buff.ly/4cSlUit
"Le Comité joue un rôle essentiel dans la défense de l'interdiction absolue de la torture – un principe fondamental du droit international." - Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, de @UNHumanRights, lors de l'ouverture du Comité contre la torture #UNCAT cette semaine. buff.ly/3Ujsrvo
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Le Comité contre la #Torture aide à mettre en place d'importants mécanismes de protection et sensibilise aux besoins et aux droits des victimes. La 79ème session de l'#UNCAT se déroule actuellement à Genève. Tous nos résumés de réunions➡️buff.ly/4cSlUit @UNTreatyBodies
@askdheeraj @JoshuaMIreland @recover2renew Mental health Acts breach #UNCRPD discriminatory legalisation of acts that would be criminal perpetrated on basis of actual or perceived impairment Also breaches #UNCAT where mental suffering caused is severe Kept by prejudice & cronyism in west Why kept in India?
@askdheeraj @JoshuaMIreland @recover2renew Mental health Acts breach #UNCRPD discriminatory legalisation of acts that would be criminal perpetrated on basis of actual or perceived impairment Also breaches #UNCAT where mental suffering caused is severe Kept by prejudice & cronyism in west Why kept in India?
@JoshuaMIreland @askdheeraj @recover2renew What factors preventing India meeting its human rights obligations under #UNCRPD -Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities and #UNCAT Convention against Torture in context of ending forced psychiatry and giving choice of support irrespective of capacity @askdheeraj ?
@JoshuaMIreland @askdheeraj @recover2renew two factors prevent #UNCRPD ‘#UNCAT obligations in west : -profitability of prejudice/scapegoating for major players & scapegoating governments prevent prohibiting forced psychiatry &legislating rights of choice of suppprt -clinicians trained like sausages preventing local change
@JoshuaMIreland @askdheeraj @recover2renew @askdheeraj could you please why you and your local psychiatrists trying to influence India not to honour its human rights obligations under #UNCRPD and #UNCAT which acknowledge forced psychiatry as torture and give all people the right to chosen support irrespective of capacity?
Following Tuvalu’s recent #UNCAT ratification, 7 #Pacific SIDS 🇫🇯🇰🇮🇲🇭🇳🇷🇼🇸🇻🇺🇹🇻 are now party to the UN Convention against Torture! 👏 H.E Amb. Daunivalu, Permanent Representative of @FijiGeneva welcomes Tuvalu on behalf of CTI Core States.
Bayode Sunday Ayo-Ojo's new article evaluates if and how #Nigeria's anti-torture act has been able to meet the requirements of the UN Convention against Torture and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. #UNCAT #ACHPR @CHR_HumanRights doi.org/10.1017/S00218…