Preventing torture : the role of national preventive mechanisms : a practical guide

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ISBN	9789211542264 (pbk.)
Call Number	HV8593 P944 2018
Title	Preventing torture : the role of national preventive mechanisms : a practical guide / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Imprint	Geneva : OHCHR, 2018.
Physical	66 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Series Name	Professional Training Series ;No. 21
Summary	This guide was developed in the context of the OHCHR Treaty Body Capacity Building Programme, established by General Assembly Resolution 68/268 to support States parties in building their capacity to implement their treaty obligations, in this case, their obligations under the Optional Protocol. It seeks to respond to key questions frequently asked about National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs), and to explain the four core functions of the mechanisms visiting, providing advice, enhancing cooperation and educating which are key to their effective functioning. It includes checklists and other guidance offering practical tools to aid their performance. It aims to assist both States planning to establish or seeking to strengthen their NPMs, as well as the staff of the NPMs themselves.
Subject	Torture (International law)
Subject	Torture--Law and legislation
Subject	Torture--Prevention--Government policy
Subject	Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984 December 10)
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