37/19 Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - Note by the Secretary-General

GE.17-23255(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session

26 February–23 March 2018

Agenda item 2

Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner

for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the

High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Note by the Secretary-General

Summary

The present note provides information on the status of the Special Fund established

by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or

Degrading Treatment or Punishment, including on its critical financial situation.

United Nations A/HRC/37/19

Contents

Page

I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3

A. Submission of the report ....................................................................................................... 3

B. Mandate of the Special Fund ................................................................................................ 3

C. Management of the Special Fund ......................................................................................... 3

D. Eligibility criteria .................................................................................................................. 3

II. Activities of the Special Fund ....................................................................................................... 3

A. 2018 project cycle ................................................................................................................. 3

B. Other activities of the Fund .................................................................................................. 4

III. Financial situation of the Special Fund ......................................................................................... 5

IV. Making a contribution ................................................................................................................... 5

V. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 6

Annex

Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: projects approved

by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Grants

Committee since the establishment of the Fund ............................................................................ 7

I. Introduction

A. Submission of the report

1. The present note was prepared in accordance with General Assembly resolution

68/156, in which the Assembly encouraged contributions to the Special Fund established by

the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or

Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and requested the Secretary-General to report to the

Human Rights Council on the operations of the Special Fund. The present report covers the

activities of the Special Fund between 1 January and 1 December 2017.

B. Mandate of the Special Fund

2. The Special Fund was established pursuant to article 26 of the Optional Protocol to

help finance the implementation of the recommendations made by the Subcommittee on

Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

following a visit to a State party to the Optional Protocol, and to finance education

programmes of national preventive mechanisms.

3. The Special Fund receives voluntary earmarked contributions from Governments,

intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other private or public entities.

C. Management of the Special Fund

4. The Special Fund is administered by the Office of the United Nations High

Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with the Financial Regulations

and Rules of the United Nations.

D. Eligibility criteria

5. Applications may be submitted by State institutions of States parties to the Optional

Protocol and by their national preventive mechanisms, that the Subcommittee has visited

and that have agreed to publication of the Subcommittee report. Applications may also be

submitted by national human rights institutions compliant with the principles relating to the

status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris

Principles) or non-governmental organizations, if the proposed projects are to be

implemented in cooperation with eligible States parties and/or national preventive

mechanisms. Only applications relating to recommendations on the establishment or

effective functioning of national preventive mechanisms contained in visit reports of the

Subcommittee that have been published in accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional

Protocol, which are hence no longer confidential, may be considered.

II. Activities of the Special Fund

A. 2018 project cycle

6. The sixth call for applications to the Special Fund, for grants for projects to be

implemented in 2018, closed on 1 March 2017. Projects concerning 21 eligible States and

their national preventive mechanisms (Argentina, Armenia, Benin, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador,

Gabon, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mexico,

Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Republic of Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine) and one

eligible national preventive mechanism (Senegal) could be submitted. Applicants could

request grants of up to $25,000 for project activities to be implemented between 1 January

and 31 December 2018.

7. A total of 37 applications were received, concerning 12 eligible States (Argentina,

Armenia, Benin, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Paraguay,

Republic of Moldova, and Senegal). In accordance with the guidelines for applications, the

secretariat of the Special Fund conducted an extensive evaluation of the project proposals

received within the deadline, in consultation with the Office of the United Nations High

Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) field and regional offices and with the country

rapporteurs of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture. The Subcommittee’s working

group on the Special Fund and on capacity-building reviewed the substantive part of the

project proposals and recommended 11 projects for grants, during its session in June.

Following review by the OHCHR Grants Committee, 11 grants were awarded to projects

aimed at implementing Subcommittee recommendations focusing on the establishment or

strengthening of national preventive mechanisms in nine eligible States (Argentina,

Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, and

Senegal), for a total of $273,096.00 (see annex).

8. Since its first call for applications for projects to be implemented in 2012, the Fund

has supported a variety of technical cooperation projects in 13 countries worldwide. These

projects have resulted in legislative changes — such as bringing countries’ laws into

accordance with international human rights standards on torture prevention (including the

revision of codes of criminal procedure, prison acts, and laws prohibiting abusive body

search for persons deprived of their liberty), as well as laws seeking to establish national

preventive mechanisms on torture; institutional changes — such as establishing or

strengthening the effective functioning of national preventive mechanisms on torture or

other relevant institutions, and establishing registers of detainees and so on; operational

changes — due to enhanced knowledge and skills of the judiciary and of law enforcement

and medical personnel; and changes in people’s lives — including, in one case, a reported

decrease of violence against children in detention facilities. The projects also contributed to

increased awareness by persons deprived of their liberty of their rights, through the

development and dissemination of manuals. Through its projects, the Fund has engaged

with more than 2,000 people and national entities, including national preventive

mechanisms, ministries of the interior and justice, ombudsman institutions, hospitals,

prisons, the police and civil society actors.1

9. The projects have addressed real gaps and needs in torture prevention, identified by

the Subcommittee on the ground, and have been instrumental in implementing the

Subcommittee’s recommendations. The Special Fund is unique in linking the

recommendations of an independent treaty-based expert committee with work on the

ground, and an opportunity to apply for a Special Fund grant can serve as an incentive for

publication of the Subcommittee’s visit reports.

B. Other activities of the Fund

10. Given the Fund’s focus on establishing and strengthening national preventive

mechanisms, and in response to increasing demand from the field, OHCHR has developed

the OHCHR practical guide on national preventive mechanisms on torture prevention,

which will be published at the beginning of 2018. The guide was prepared in close

collaboration with Subcommittee experts and OHCHR field officers experienced in

supporting the establishment of national preventive mechanisms or assisting in

strengthening them on the ground. It also reflects good practices for projects supported by

Special Fund grants. The guide is intended to assist the authorities of States that are

planning to establish or are seeking to strengthen their national preventive mechanism, as

well as the staff of national preventive mechanisms themselves. It is expected also to be a

useful tool for experts and professionals involved in preventing and combating torture, for

civil society organizations and for the general public.

1 Information from the final reports on projects’ implementation submitted to the Special Fund

secretariat by the grantees.

11. In regard to promotion and fundraising, a reception was hosted by the Permanent

Mission of Czechia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in

Geneva, on 14 November 2017, to promote the Special Fund. The Chairs of the

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and of the Committee against Torture, and

representatives of OHCHR, updated Member States on the outcomes of the projects

supported by the Special Fund, highlighting their real impact on torture prevention on the

ground. They encouraged further contributions, in order to enable the Special Fund to carry

out its unique and very important work.

III. Financial situation of the Special Fund

12. The Special Fund is the only functional fund established by an international human

rights treaty. Since its creation in 2012, the Fund has supported a total of 36 projects, for a

total amount of $1,258,400, in 13 States across four regions.

13. Fund activities should be commensurate with the growth of the activities of the

Subcommittee, which have resulted in an expanding number of States eligible for the Fund:

in 2015 there were 13 eligible States, and by the end of 2017 there were 22. This trend is

expected to continue while countries are encouraged to ratify the Optional Protocol and to

accept publication of the Subcommittee’s visit reports.

14. The minimum amount required on an annual basis to guarantee the functioning of

the Special Fund would be some $500,000, which would enable the Fund to support an

average of 10 to 20 projects per year, with a reasonable level of funding per project (e.g.

$25,000). However, the Fund did not receive sufficient financial contributions during 2017;

only two contributions totalling $50,437.70 were received, and one pledge of $139,040.

Contributions to the Special Fund (1 January–31 December 2016)

Donor Amount (United States dollars) Date of receipt

Argentina $10 000 4 March 2016

Spain $38 846 29 November 2016

Czechia $7 849 6 December 2016

Germany $222 930 8 December 2016

Total contributions received $279 625

Contributions to the Special Fund (1 January–10 December 2017)

Donor Amount (United States dollars) Date of receipt

Czechia $9 164.12 15 September 2017

Spain $41 273.58 30 October 2017

Total contributions received $50 437.70

Pledges to the Special Fund (1 January–10 December 2017)

Donor Amount (United States dollars) Date of receipt

Germany $139 040 6 December 2016

Total contributions received $139 040

IV. Making a contribution

15. Contributions to the Special Fund may be accepted from Governments,

intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations, private sector organizations and the

public at large, in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United

Nations. Only funds earmarked for the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to

the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or

Punishment will be channelled to the Fund.

16. Contributions to the Special Fund should always be marked “Payee: Special Fund

established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, account CH”.

Payments may be made either:

(a) By bank transfer in United States dollars, to the UNOG General Fund,

account No. 485001802, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, 43rd floor, New

York, NY 10017, United States of America (Swift code: CHAS US 33; bank number:

(ABA) 021000021;

(b) By bank transfer in euros, to the United Nations Office at Geneva, account

No. 6161600934, J.P. Morgan Chase AG, Grueneburgweg 2 — 60322 Frankfurt am Main,

Germany (Swift code: CHAS DE FX, bank number: (BLZ) 50110800, IBAN: DE78 5011

0800 6161 6009 34);

(c) By bank transfer in pounds sterling, to the United Nations Office at Geneva,

account No. 23961903, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, 25 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Swift code: CHAS GB 2L, bank

number: (SC) 609242, IBAN: GB68 CHAS 6092 4223 9619 03);

(d) By bank transfer in Swiss francs, to the United Nations Geneva General

Fund, account No. 240-C0590160.0, UBS AG, rue du Rhône 8, case postale 2600, CH-

1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland (Swift code: UBSW CH ZH 80A; bank number: 240; IBAN:

CH92 0024 0240 C059 0160 0);

(e) By bank transfer in other currencies, to the United Nations Geneva General

Fund, account No. 240-C0590160.1, UBS AG, rue du Rhône 8, case postale 2600, CH-

1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland (Swift code: UBSW CH ZH 80A; bank number: 240; IBAN:

CH65 0024 0240 C059 0160 1);

(f) Or by cheque, payable to the United Nations, addressed to the Treasury,

United Nations, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.

17. Donors are requested to inform the Donor and External Relations Section of

OHCHR when a payment has been made (including a copy of the bank transfer order or of

the cheque) to facilitate effective follow-up to the official recording procedure and the

preparation of reports of the Secretary-General.

V. Recommendations

18. The Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention

against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is

a unique mechanism of torture prevention and the only operational fund established

by an international human rights treaty. Its support for national preventive

mechanisms, the establishment of which is a core obligation under the Optional

Protocol, can be a key tool in torture prevention at the national level.

19. The minimum required on an annual basis to guarantee a functioning Fund

would be some $500,000, which would enable the Fund to support an average of 10 to

20 projects per year, with a reasonable level of funding per project (e.g. $25,000).

20. The Secretary-General appreciates contributions provided to the Special Fund

as well as the Member States’ growing interest in the Fund’s activities. However, the

Special Fund has not yet received sufficient financial contributions during 2017. The

Secretary-General therefore calls upon Governments, intergovernmental and non-

governmental organizations and other private or public entities to provide sustained

financial support to this important mechanism of torture prevention.

Annex

Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: projects approved by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Grants Committee since the establishment of the Fund

State Project summary Implementing entity

Year of

project

Grant amount

(United States

dollars)

1. Argentina Legal reform towards the

establishment of the state

preventive mechanism in Tucumán,

and training of judges, penitentiary

officers and social workers on the

rights of detainees

Abogados y Abogadas del Noroeste

Argentino en Derechos Humanos y

Estudios Sociales (provincial preventive

mechanism)

2015 35 000.00

2. Argentina Collecting data regarding violence

in contexts of confinement,

elaborating a study manual for

prison staff, offering training for

the penitentiary authorities,

carrying out public events to

strengthen the local preventive

mechanism

Xumek 2018 25 000.00

3. Armenia Strengthening of the national

preventive mechanism

Penal Reform International 2016 25 000.00

4. Armenia Enhancing the capacity of members

of the national preventive

mechanism via training sessions

and equipment, and increasing the

awareness of the national

preventive mechanism’s mandate

Human Rights Defender of Armenia 2018 24 985.00

5. Benin Implementation of the

Subcommittee recommendations

concerning the protection of

children deprived of their liberty

World Organization against Torture

(non-governmental organization) in

partnership with Enfants solidaires

d’Afrique et du monde (local non-

governmental organization)

2012 19 539.00

6. Benin Implementation of the

Subcommittee recommendations

concerning the protection of

children deprived of their liberty

World Organization against Torture

(non-governmental organization) in

partnership with Enfants solidaires

d’Afrique et du monde (local non-

governmental organization)

2013 44 428.00

7. Benin Informing detainees of their

fundamental rights and reducing

overpopulation in places of

detention through improved

identification of cases of arbitrary

detention by State actors and civil

society

International Federation of Action by

Christians for the Abolition of Torture

(non-governmental organization)

2014 35 000.00

State Project summary Implementing entity

Year of

project

Grant amount

(United States

dollars)

8. Benin Improving detention conditions of

children deprived of their liberty in

penitentiary institutions as well as

in police and gendarmerie

facilities; and training of juvenile

justice judges to be recruited for

the newly established child-friendly

courts, as provided in the revised

Children’s Code

World Organization against Torture (non-

governmental organization)

2016 15 820.00

9. Brazil Implementation of the

Subcommittee recommendations

concerning the protection of

children deprived of their liberty in

Brazil

World Organization against Torture

(non-governmental organization) in

partnership with Justiça Global (local non-

governmental organization)

2014 34 802.00

10. Brazil Supporting the Rio de Janeiro

preventive mechanism and

promoting the establishment of

torture preventive mechanisms in

other states of Brazil

Justiça Global (in partnership with the Rio

de Janeiro preventive mechanism)

2015 35 000.00

11. Brazil Supporting the work of the Federal

Preventive Mechanism and

advocating for the establishment of

state preventive mechanisms in São

Paolo and Maranhão

Associação Direitos Humanos em Rede

(Conectas)

2016 25 000.00

12. Brazil Generating recommendations for

the National Justice Council

and for the authorities of the

São Paulo Public Security

Department and the authorities of

the Department of Enquiries and

the Judiciary Police; organizing a

workshop for legal practitioners

about torture carried out against

women, and their particular

vulnerabilities; and preparing an

advocacy strategy for the

establishment of a local preventive

mechanism

Conectas Human Rights 2018 25 000.00

13. Brazil Building the capacity of the key

actors in Brazil, and in particular in

the states of Rio de Janeiro and

Santa Catarina; delivering training-

of-trainers seminars about the

Manual on the Effective

Investigation and Documentation

of Torture and Other Cruel,

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment

or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol);

and working with the national

preventive mechanism and local

preventive mechanisms to develop

an advocacy and knowledge-

dissemination programme

International Bar Association 2018 24 927.00

State Project summary Implementing entity

Year of

project

Grant amount

(United States

dollars)

14. Brazil Increasing the understanding and

cooperation among preventive

mechanisms, law enforcement

agencies, and civil society

organizations working on juvenile

justice, and increasing the visibility

of the torture prevention network in

Brazil

World Organization against Torture 2018 25 000.00

15. Ecuador Strengthening the multidisciplinary

team for national preventive

mechanism visits, and raising

awareness of the national

preventive mechanism mandate;

increasing accessibility of places of

deprivation of liberty for national

preventive mechanism visits; and

ameliorating the visibility of the

national preventive mechanism and

the dialogue with civil society

organizations

Mecanismo Nacional de Prevención de la

Tortura, Tratos Crueles, Inhumanos y

Degradantes

2018 25 000.00

16. Honduras Training for prison staff on human

rights standards and prevention of

torture

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights 2012 20 000.00

17. Honduras Technical support for the national

preventive mechanism in Honduras

and training for judges, prosecutors

and public defenders

Regional Office for Latin America of the

Association for the Prevention of Torture

(non-governmental organization) in

Panama

2012 14 847.00

18. Honduras Legal reform and support for the

national preventive mechanism in

Honduras

Regional Office for Latin America of the

Association for the Prevention of Torture

(non-governmental organization) in

Panama

2013 30 325.00

19. Honduras Training on the rights and duties of

persons deprived of liberty

National Committee for the Prevention of

Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and

Degrading Treatment (national preventive

mechanism)

2014 35 000.00

20. Honduras Supporting the national preventive

mechanism of Honduras in

effectively implementing

Subcommittee recommendations

Regional Office for Latin America of the

Association for the Prevention of Torture

(non-governmental organization) in

Panama

2015 34 966.65

21. Honduras Training of judicial officials and

students on the Istanbul Protocol

Centro de Prevención, Tratamiento y

Rehabilitación de la Victimas de la Tortura

y sus Familiares (non-governmental

organization)

2015 34 995.05

22. Honduras Drafting a law for amendments to

the existing national preventive

mechanism law and lobbying for its

adoption, and increasing the

technical capacities of national

preventive mechanism staff and

creating manuals on the monitoring

of places of detention

Centro de Prevención, Tratamiento y

Rehabilitación de la Victimas de la Tortura

y sus Familiares (non-governmental

organization)

2018 25 000.00

23. Kyrgyzstan Increasing national preventive

mechanism capacities in regard to

safeguards in the first hours of

detention (identifying legislative

gaps, lobbying for legal reform)

and to monitoring mental health

Association for Prevention of Torture 2018 25 000.00

State Project summary Implementing entity

Year of

project

Grant amount

(United States

dollars)

institutions

24. Maldives Notifying fundamental rights to

foreign detainees in their local

language

Human Rights Commission of Maldives

(national preventive mechanism)

2012 13 200.00

25. Maldives Supporting the national preventive

mechanism of Maldives in

implementing the Subcommittee

recommendations effectively

Association for the Prevention of Torture

(in partnership with the Human Rights

Commission of Maldives) (non-

governmental organization)

2012 20 000.00

26. Maldives Supporting the national preventive

mechanism of Maldives in

implementing the Subcommittee

recommendations effectively

Human Rights Commission of Maldives

(national preventive mechanism)

2013 15 328.60

27. Maldives Understanding the risk of violence

against Maldivian children

deprived of their liberty

Juvenile Justice Unit, Ministry of Home

Affairs

2014 23 786.00

28. Maldives Development and delivery of

Istanbul Protocol training on the

investigation and documentation of

torture and other ill-treatment

Redress Trust (non-governmental

organization)

2014 34 876.15

29. Mexico Providing training on the use of the

Istanbul Protocol

Colectivo contra la Tortura y la Impunidad

(non-governmental organization)

2012 19 807.00

30. Mexico Training for the Mexican judiciary

on combating torture, in

partnership with the Office of the

United Nations High

Commissioner for Human Rights,

members of the Subcommittee and

key national justice institutions

International Bar Association’s Human

Rights Institute (non-governmental

organization)

2013 46 855.00

31. Mexico Training workshop on human

rights and the prevention of torture

with a gender perspective

Government of Oaxaca 2014 35 000.00

32. Mexico Supporting the work of the Federal

Prosecutor regarding the

monitoring and evaluation of

medico-legal assessments

Asistencia Legal por los Derechos

Humanos (non-governmental organization)

2015 35 000.00

33. Mexico Strengthening the capacity of

criminal court judges to exercise

effective judicial control in places

of detention, including for torture

prevention purposes

Documenta — Análisis y Acción para la

Justicia Social, A.C.

2016 24 813.00

34. Mexico Revising the methodology of the

national preventive mechanism’s

preventive monitoring, with a

special focus on the first hours of

detention

Association for Prevention of Torture —

Panama

2018 24 914.06

State Project summary Implementing entity

Year of

project

Grant amount

(United States

dollars)

35. New Zealand Establishing an evidence base to

inform the ongoing discussion on

institutional, legislative and

behavioural changes regarding the

use of seclusion and restraint across

places of deprivation of liberty in

New Zealand, and contributing to

the development of a standardized

and consistent approach to

seclusion and restraint in order to

eliminate de facto discrepancies

among the various places of

deprivation of liberty in New

Zealand

Human Rights Commission 2016 24 775.00

36. New Zealand Strengthening the capacity of the

Office of the Ombudsman to

monitor and report the detention

conditions of persons with

psychosocial disabilities and

mental health issues in various

places of deprivation of liberty,

including penitentiary institutions,

mental health institutions and

disability places of detention, as

well as immigration detention

facilities

Office of the Ombudsman 2016 18 699.00

37. Paraguay Systematization of police records Ministry of the Interior 2012 19 984.00

38. Paraguay Design of fair-trial indicators

allowing for the monitoring of

constitutional guarantees of lawful

detention and the presumption of

innocence

Supreme Court of Justice 2012 20 000.00

39. Paraguay Support for the work of the

national body in charge of the

selection of commissioners for the

future national preventive

mechanism

Ministry of Justice and Labour 2012 19 500.00

40. Paraguay Contribution to the development of

public policies aimed at the

prevention of torture and cruel,

inhuman or degrading treatment or

punishment within the purview of

the judiciary

Supreme Court of Justice 2013 35 730.00

41. Paraguay Promoting the fundamental human

rights of persons deprived of

liberty, and citizen engagement

against torture, in Paraguay

Fundación “Celestina Pérez

de Almada”

2014 34 520.00

42. Paraguay Strengthening of institutional

capacities to monitor and

investigate torture and ill-treatment

by assisting the national preventive

mechanism’s work, conducting

research on root causes of torture

and ill-treatment, liaising with

relevant stakeholders and

facilitating the development of

groups of the victims’ families

Coordinadora de Derechos

Humanos del Paraguay

2016 25 000.00

State Project summary Implementing entity

Year of

project

Grant amount

(United States

dollars)

43. Republic of

Moldova

Facilitating the resumption of the

work of the national preventive

mechanism, strengthening its

visibility and its influence on the

relevant State authorities, and

supporting the national preventive

mechanism in the discharging of its

monitoring and reporting mandate

Institute for Democracy 2016 25 000.00

44. Republic of

Moldova

Developing a visibility strategy for

the national preventive mechanism

for 2018, raising the awareness of

national preventive mechanism

activities in 2017, and improving

the dialogue between the national

preventive mechanism members,

the Ombudsperson’s Office and

relevant national

entities/institutions to examine

effectively the recommendations of

the national preventive mechanism

and implementation measures

Institute for Penal Reform (national

preventive mechanism)

2018 23 270.00

45. Senegal Supporting the national preventive

mechanism of Senegal in

implementing Subcommittee

recommendations effectively

Observateur National des Lieux de

Privation de Liberté (national preventive

mechanism)

2015 34 770.90

46. Senegal Supporting the national preventive

mechanism of Senegal in

implementing Subcommittee

recommendations effectively

Association for the Prevention of Torture

(in partnership with the Observateur

National des Lieux de Privation de Liberté

— the Senegalese national preventive

mechanism)

2015 18 937.50

47. Senegal Increasing the number of national

preventive mechanism visits with a

focus on persons with mental

illness, disability, and HIV/AIDS,

and on juveniles; and training of

law enforcement officers on

treatment of persons deprived of

their liberty and raising the public’s

awareness of the national

preventive mechanism (radio

programmes in rural areas)

Observateur National des Lieux de

Privation de Liberté (national preventive

mechanism)

2018 25 000.00

Total grants approved 1 258 400