Atlas of Torture

An initiative by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and HURIDOCS to advance against torture and ill-treatment worldwide:

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📍 From 21-25 Feb, with @osce_odihr, we will host an online discussion on the inadmissibility of torture tainted evidence together with many different experts. If you work on torture prevention, join us on the @AtlasofTorture Exchange Platform –> https://t.co/TQNvD43z8z

[Fair Trials @fairtrials]

Legal language is often complicated and difficult to understand, even more so when it is read in the stressful context of police custody.

That is why it's so important that the Letter of Rights given to suspected people is written in plain language ⬇️
https://t.co/yK8bEp8KTG

[Fair Trials @fairtrials]

What a suspect says or doesn't say in police custody can have a significant impact on an investigation & the likelihood of pre-trial detention.

It is crucial that a lawyer is present before the first police interview, but this is often not the case ⬇️
https://t.co/n6dCHBGUCV

[Fair Trials @fairtrials]

Access to legal aid is key to ensuring access to justice.

People experiencing poverty are disproportionately represented in criminal justice systems around the EU. One of the key hurdles to an effective defence is the cost ⬇️ https://t.co/raEkarIsaX

[Fair Trials @fairtrials]

With our partners, we examined the needs of people in police custody and identified promising practices and challenges in the EU on:
💡 Access to a lawyer
💡 Legal aid
💡 Understanding your rights
💡 Audio-visual recording

Read the final report here: https://t.co/A6IH3nZceM

[Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights @Geneva_Academy]

It's tomorrow!

Join us online for the launch of the updated #IstanbulProtocol, the global standard for the effective investigation & documentation of #torture and other forms of #illtreatment. With @mbachelet & many other experts!

Learn more & register: https://t.co/YxgyJWnk3U

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📢 Today: In an online workshop, co-organised with the @osce_odihr, will be discussing about the inadmissibility of #tortureevidence. The workshop will gather #anti-torture organisations and experts to foster exchange and cooperation. Read more: https://t.co/y3l9r0rqdT

[World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) @omctorg]

In an emergency like the #Covid19 pandemic, detainees and their families should be given access to relevant information on vaccination and health protocols. But this has often not been the case. Read our new Guidance Note https://t.co/Vc9NV9Ug25 #reopenprisons

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📢DAY 5: ONLINE DISCUSSION EVIDENCE TAINTED BY TORTURE WITH @osce_odihr
Read the views of Vadym Chovgan (@DignityDK), Public Foundation Notabene (https://t.co/D4H5zUfzb4) and Natalia Taubina (https://t.co/FihIFerdl1) on the @AtlasofTorture Join us here – > https://t.co/WZWRwJJ5cd

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📢 DAY 4: ONLINE DISCUSSION ON EVIDENCE TAINTED BY TORTURE WITH @osce_odihr
Today we cover 🇭🇺🇧🇬🇬🇷
Read the domestic perspectives of Balázs Toth @hhc_helsinki, Krassimir Kanev @bg_helsinki, & Zoi Anna Kasapi CECL on the @AtlasofTorture
Join us here – > https://t.co/Y8QN29P474

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📢DAY 3: ONLINE DISCUSSION ON EVIDENCE TAINTED BY TORTURE WITH @osce_odihr
Read the perspectives of Juan E. Méndez, Anti-Torture Initiative (@antitorture_WCL) & Valentina Cadelo & Tomás Pascual, APT (@apt_geneva) on the @AtlasofTorture
Join us here --> https://t.co/zcSr8FcsrE

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📢 DAY 2: ONLINE DISCUSSION ON EVIDENCE TAINTED BY TORTURE TOGETHER WITH @osce_odihr
Read the perspectives of Rupert Skilbeck (@REDRESSTrust) and Catherine Kent (@IBAHRI) on our Exchange Platform. If you work on torture prevention, join us here – > https://t.co/jgzEUi3Hcq

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

📢 ONLINE DISCUSSION ON EVIDENCE TAINTED BY TORTURE
Read the perspectives of Nikolaos Sitaropoulos (Council of Europe, @nsitaropoulos) & Ilze Tralmaka (@fairtrials) and engage with us on the @AtlasofTorture Exchange Platform.
– > https://t.co/Aikm0eeY7J

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

❗️🇸🇾🏦🇩🇪 For the first time, a Syrian government official was found guilty of crimes against humanity for torture and other crimes and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the German Higher Regional Court in Koblenz: https://t.co/mjqq0ui6Qc

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

❗️Over the past years the fight against trade of equipment used for torture gained momentum - especially due to the research, efforts and awareness raising activities of NGOs like @Omega_RF!
➡️You can find the @Omega_RF publications now on the https://t.co/LlXHMnugrj

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

📚Our colleagues at @AtlasofTorture maintain a document database, & they've recently updated the selection of @Omega_RF publications available!
Database access here: https://t.co/91IZWS817g
They've also sent us this handy image guide to finding our work on the #TortureTrade 👇

[Omega Research Foundation @Omega_RF]

📚Our colleagues at @AtlasofTorture maintain a document database, & they've recently updated the selection of @Omega_RF publications available!
Database access here: https://t.co/91IZWS817g
They've also sent us this handy image guide to finding our work on the #TortureTrade 👇

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

During its last session, the SPT decided to visit 🇦🇷🇪🇨🇱🇧🇹🇷🇹🇳 in 2022. "We look forward to engaging with States parties and national torture oversight bodies on the ground to strengthen our cooperation to prevent torture" said Suzanne Jabbour, the SPT Chairperson.

[UN Treaty Bodies @UNTreatyBodies]

#SPT: UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will visit #Argentina🇦🇷, #Ecuador🇪🇨, #Lebanon🇱🇧, #Turkey🇹🇷 and #Tunisia🇹🇳 in 2022. It will also hold high-level talks with #Brazil🇧🇷's authorities on the country’s torture preventive mechanism.
Read more: https://t.co/MXe9PCRQrV

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

Both, the #CPT and the #SPT, visited 🇧🇬 in October this year to examine the conditions of people deprived of liberty. While the CPT is especially concerned about the situation of child migrants, the SPT addressed lacks in the protection of patients with psychiatric disorders:

[CPT @CoE_CPT]

#CoE #Anti-torture Committee (#CPT) visits #Bulgaria. Examines conditions of detention of persons in #police custody, #prisons, #psychiatric hospitals and social care homes @coe @CoE_HRightsRLaw
https://t.co/4ZwUC3qn0x

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

In a “some way historic” meeting, the CAT has opened its 72nd session, convening for the first time in person in almost two years. Due to Corona, the CAT “needed to take on new challenges, roll up its sleeves, and fully resume its functions”, said the Chairperson Claude Heller 👇

[UN Treaty Bodies @UNTreatyBodies]

#UNCAT: UN Committee against Torture will hold its upcoming session from 8 November to 3 December, during which it will review #Sweden🇸🇪 #Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬 #Nigeria🇳🇬 #Lithuania🇱🇹 #Serbia🇷🇸 and #Bolivia🇧🇴
Learn more: https://t.co/dKqxZDFI28

[Atlas of Torture @AtlasofTorture]

🇲🇲The Burmese military gained back control with a coup d'etat in Myanmar in February of 2021. Mass anti-junta protests have been crushed by the military since then and more and more cases of alleged torture are being reported. Read new reports here:
https://t.co/2mpVniL8pi