Awareness Raising and Training workshop: Dissemination of the Abidjan Rules, within the framework of the Special Mechanism of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA) [28 June 2024]

Awareness-raising and training workshop for the dissemination of the Rules establishing and operating the mechanism for alerting and reporting situations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Abidjan Rules).
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  • When 28 Jun, 2024 from 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM (Africa/Johannesburg / UTC200)
  • Where Rooms 1C&D at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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We have the honour of inviting you to the Awareness Raising and Training workshop for the Dissemination of the Abidjan Rules, within the framework of the Special Mechanism of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA). The said meeting will be held at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa on 28 June 2024 from 09:00 - 13:30 SAST.

The general aim of this workshop is to disseminate and familiarize participants with the Abidjan Rules.

The Workshop will bring together representatives of various stakeholders and experts from Southern African countries working on the issue of torture and related acts. It will see the participation of Expert Members of the Committee, regional coordinators of anti-torture bodies, prison monitors, National Human Rights Institutions, experts from Civil Society, lawyers, etc. from Southern African countries.

We would be very grateful if you could confirm your participation, or that of a representative of your esteemed Institution, no later than June 24, 2024. Please RSVP using the button below.

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