NHRIS AND TORTURE PREVENTION
Table 3: NHRIS and torture prevention9
| CAT CONVENTION |
Has the State made torture a criminal offence? NHRIs can advocate for this legislative provision if not.
Has the NHRI lobbied the State for the ratification of CAT and its Optional Protocol? This requires capacity to provide advice to government. |
| ACTION TAKEN | Does the NHRI submit opinions and recommendations based on their findings after a prison visit? This requires capacity to follow up with "ndings, analyzing results and reporting. |
| Does the NHRI provide training to the military, prison officers, law enforcement offcials, judges, lawyers, social workers and NGOs? This requires capacity to develop the promotion aspect of the mandate. | |
| Does the NHRI actively cooperate with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, the Committee against Torture or its Sub-Committee on Prevention? |
9 This is adapted from OHCHR, Guidance Note: National Human Rights Institutions and the Work of OHCHR at Headquarters and Field Level, 2007, op. cit.