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UN torture prevention experts making first visit to Mozambique 5-9 September
11:56 CAT | 05 Sep 2016
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Mozambique’s efforts to monitor places of detention and prevent the torture and ill-treatment of people deprived of their liberty will be the focus of the first visit to the country by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT).
During their 5 to 9 September visit, the three-member SPT delegation will meet government officials, members of parliament and the judiciary. They are also due to meet representatives of non-governmental and international organisations.
The main focus of the SPT’s visit will be to discuss ways of strengthening the operation of the National Human Rights Commission of Mozambique, which the Government designated as what is known as a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), an independent body charged with monitoring places of detention. To this end, the SPT will have working meetings with the Commission.
“Having such a body able to carry out such work is a fundamental element in the prevention of torture and ill-treatment,” said delegation head Victor Madrigal-Borloz.
Following its visit, the SPT will send its recommendations concerning the strengthening of the NPM to the Government of Mozambique in a confidential report, which the authorities may decide to make public.
The SPT has a mandate to visit all States that have ratified the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), which Mozambique did in 2014.
The delegation will comprise: Víctor Madrigal-Borloz (Costa Rica), Aneta Stanchevska (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia); and Nora Sveaass (Norway).
Source: ohchr.org
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