English  |  Français  |  Español
 
OMCT LogoOMCT logo
Make a donationRSSOMCT on FacebookOMCT on TwitterOMCT BlogHomeAbout OMCTActivitiesCATOMCT NetworkOMCT EuropeContactsMake a donation
  • Urgent campaigns
  • Assistance to victims
  • Human rights defenders
  • ESCR
  • Rights of the child
  • Violence against women
  • Monitoring protection mechanisms
 Save as PDF Print version
ESCR / About

OMCT Scientific Council: Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Torture

Membership 2009
  • Mr. François Beaujolin
    President, Foundation for Human Rights at Work
  • Mr.Yves Berthelot
    Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and former Deputy Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • Mr. Théo van Boven
    Professor Emeritus, University of Maastricht
    Former UN Special Rapporteur on the question of torture
  • Mr. José B. de Figueiredo
    Former Senior Economist, InFocus Programme on Socio-Economic Security, International Labour Office
  • Mr. Miloon Kothari
    Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
  • Ms. Florizelle A. O’Connor
    Human Rights Consultant
    Former member of the UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
  • Ms. Marta Santos Pais
    Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children
    Former Director, UNICEF Innocenti Research Center
  • Mr. Pierre de Senarclens
    Professor of International Relations,
    University of Lausanne
  • Mr. Eric Sottas
    Secretary General OMCT
  • Mr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen
    Former UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples
  • Mr. Michael Windfuhr
    DIAKONIE
    Social Welfare Service of the Protestant Church in Germany
  • Mr. Yozo Yokota
    Professor, Chuo Law School
    Tokyo, Japan
    Member of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
  • Ms. Leila Zerrougui
    Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Former Chair, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions

Members of the Scientific Council act in their personal capacity and on an honorary basis.

ESCR Activities

  • Working with NGOs to reinforce their capacity for action
  • Bringing about change through action files and other forms of intervention
  • Using United Nations Treaty Bodies to bring about change: Submitting alternative reports
  • Working with the European Union
  • Building a framework of understanding through advocacy

ESCR Project

  • OMCT’s project: Preventing torture and other forms of violence by acting on their economic, social and cultural root causes
  • OMCT Scientific Council: Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Torture

Languages

This page is available in:

English
French
Spanish


You can also translate it on the fly:
OMCT International Secretariat
PO Box 21, 8, rue du Vieux-Billard, CH-1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 809 4939
Fax: + 41 22 809 4929
E-mail:
OMCT Europe
Rue Franklin 111
1000 Brussels
Tel. / Fax: +32 2 218 37 19
E-mail:
OMCT TUNIS
3, Rue Hassen Ibn Nooman
Cité Jardins | Tunis 1002
Tel: +216 71 791 114
Fax: +216 71 791 115
E-mail:
  • Blog
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Rss
  • Privacy Policy