UN Committee against Torture: Ombudsman updates situation in Portugal

20 Nov, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman was heard by the UN Committee against Torture on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Portugal. Represented by the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) Coordinator, João Costa, and Cabinet Assistant, Ana Rita Gil, this state body has focused on its main concerns in the context of its safeguarding the…

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Towards harmonised detention standards in the EU: The role of National Preventive Mechanisms – Workshop in Sofia

20 Nov, 2019 0Comments

Within the scope of the project “Towards harmonised detention standards in the EU – the role of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM)” the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights organised a workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria (18th and 19th of November 2019), in cooperation with its project partner the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. Among the 30 participants were members of the NPM…

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