10 Days of Activism against torture and ill-treatment
Coinciding this year with the 30
th
anniversary of the UN Convention against torture, the OMCT launches, for the 3
rd
year in a row, its Campaign "1
0 Days of Activism against torture and
ill-treatment" from the 1
st to the 10
th of December 2014.
Through 10 videos, 10 human rights
defenders will speak out against torture and discuss the importance of the UN
Convention against Torture and its implementation in their respective country.
Anyone, anywhere can support the
global fight against torture!
Let’s get going to tell the word
that Nothing Can Justify Torture Under
Any Circumstances!
Video 1:
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention
against Torture could you elaborate on the main achievements and
challenges?Juan E. Méndez
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Video 2:
Why is it important that the Committee against Torture examines the situation in Bangladesh, 16 years after the ratification?Adilur Rahman Khan
Secretary / Odhikar
Bangladesh
Video 3:
Why is it important for civil society organisations to engage in the reporting process of the Committee against Torture?Liliana Ortega
Executive Director / COFAVIC
Venezuela
Video 4:
What is the role of civil society organisations in implementing the final recommendations of the Committee against Torture?Tatiana Chernobil
Expert / Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Kazakhstan
Video 5:
Why is the National Prevention Mechanism, provided by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, so important to prevent torture in Tunisia?Mokhtar Trifi
Honorary Chairman / Ligue Tunisienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'homme
Tunisia
Video 6:
Why is
it essential that Colombia accepts the competence of the CAT Committee to
examine individual complaint?
Ana María
Rodríguez
Representative before the United Nations /
Comisión
Colombiana de Juristas
(Colombian Commission of Jurists)
Colombia
Video 7:
What
is the role of civil society organisations in the implementation of the
Convention against torture in Togo?
André Kangni
Afanou
Executive Director / CACIT
Togo
Video 8:
How
can the Convention against Torture help in fighting impunity for cases of
torture of children in the Philippines?
Rowena
Legaspi
Director /
Children’s
Legal Rights and Development CenterThe Philippines
Video 9:
What
role does the Convention against Torture play in protecting women from violence
in Guatemala?
Claudia
Samayoa
Funder
y coordinator
/
UDEFEGUA
Video 10:
Why is
the ratification of the Convention against torture an important step in the
process to end torture in India?
Henri
Tiphagne
Honorary Executive Director / People’s
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