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26th June 2014 London, UK

British Embassy Tunis, Tunisia

Tunisia: helping put in place an Anti-Torture Culture to match the legislation

Guest blog by the British Embassy Tunis, Tunisia The slogans of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia were ‘Freedom’ and ‘Dignity’. Tackling torture, widespread under the Ben Ali regime, was among the popular demands in the aftermath of the overthrow of Ben Ali. Respect for Human Rights is a key goal of Tunisia’s new democratic […]

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6th December 2011 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

Celebrating Torture Prevention

You wouldn’t expect an international meeting on torture prevention to be a happy occasion but November’s  global forum on the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture had the feel of a large and joyous family gathering. Given that the Optional Protocol is still in its youth, the atmosphere was more one of Barmitzvah than […]

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