Working for Change, No. 2 A Practical Guide to Preparing Alternative Reports to United Nations Treaty Bodies addressing the Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Torture and Other Forms of Violence
Working together for change
This publication is intended to help NGOs
combat torture and other forms of violence by providing guidance on the
preparation of alternative reports on the economic, social and cultural root
causes of torture and violence to UN treaty bodies.
The purpose of these
alternative reports is to raise awareness of the economic, social and cultural
root causes of torture and other forms of violence in a national context and,
above all, to promote change by
influencing the Committee’s concluding observations and recommendations to the
government. These, in turn, can be powerful tools for national action to
improve respect for human rights.
If you require further support, or are interested
in working directly with the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
secretariat on this issue, please contact:
OMCT, P.O. Box 21, 1211
Geneva 8,
Switzerland,
tel.: +41 (0)22 8094939,