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Sharing State experiences and building capacity on criminal

investigation and law enforcement practices

Copenhagen, Denmark

1 – 2 October 2019

CTI2024 Global Seminar:

Cooperation and Innovation

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Table of Contents

Concept note and objectives .......................................................................... 2

Programme .................................................................................................... 3

Speakers’ Biographies .................................................................................... 8

List of Participants ....................................................................................... 18

About the CTI ............................................................................................... 21

How the CTI can help ................................................................................... 22

CTI Group of Friends .................................................................................... 23

Our partners ................................................................................................ 24

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Concept note and objectives

1. Police and other law enforcement agencies are among the principal actors who contribute to safeguarding the fairness and efficiency of justice systems, reinforcing the rule of law and good governance, and helping to sustain peaceful communities. They play a key role in preventing and responding to crime, maintaining law and order, and protecting rights. There have been considerable advances over the years in professionalising these services and the rules and methods by which police and other law enforcement agencies operate. Countries that have instituted effective legal and procedural safeguards, as well as modern (or scientific) methods of criminal investigation and other forms of intelligence-gathering, enjoy higher levels of confidence in their public institutions and lower risks of ill-treatment, which is supported by scientific data and evidence. Those that have adopted non-coercive methods of questioning suspects, victims and witnesses have also found that investigative interviewing (rather than interrogation) produces more accurate and reliable information, and is more effective at detecting, investigating and solving crime. Procedural and other safeguards alongside interviewing techniques also reduce the risks of false confessions and the negative impact on legal proceedings, and can minimise spurious allegations of misconduct against the police or other authorities.

2. CTI’s global seminar will provide a neutral space for candid discussion on a non-attributable basis with the aim to foster international cooperation and information sharing. The event will provide a cross-regional platform for exchanging good practices, experiences as well as challenges in respect of criminal investigation and other law enforcement activities, and exploring some of the innovative ways of managing national law enforcement systems and structures.

3. This meeting also coincides with the half-way stage of the Convention against Torture Initiative’s (CTI) 10-year global initiative www.cti2024.org (see below on the Initiative). CTI’s global seminar will bring together representatives of up to 32 States from all regions of the world to share their experiences in cooperation and innovation in preventing torture and ill-treatment, and in administering justice fairly and effectively for all who come into conflict with the law.

Objectives

4. Under the overall goal to strengthen international cooperation and build capacity, the two day global seminar will:

Identify and build regional and national opportunities for effective exchange of good practices, experiences and challenges in policing and other forms of law enforcement;

Showcase the latest developments in prevention and criminal investigation practices and law enforcement techniques (such as investigative interviewing);

Share the latest scientific research backing the effectiveness of these new techniques and practices and demonstrate the same through role plays and examples.

Topics to be covered

5. The meeting will share and discuss the latest techniques and developments relating to:

Safeguards (legal and procedural) against torture and ill-treatment;

Role of psychology and neuroscience in law enforcement;

Investigative interviewing as an alternative to confession-oriented interrogation and as a sound basis for evidence gathering.

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Programme

DAY 1 – TUESDAY 1 October 2019

NB: The press has been invited to attend the sessions on Day 1 until 12:30 as well as the Closing Ceremony on Day 2

08:30 – 9:00 Arrival and registration

9:00 – 09:15 Welcome Remarks Chair: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of the CTI Secretariat H.E. Morten Jespersen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva (5 minutes) Mr. Rasmus Grue Christensen, CEO, Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) (5 minutes)

09:15– 09:55 Keynote addresses Hon. Abubacarr Tambadou, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of The Gambia A State’s perspective on ratifying and implementing the UN Convention against Torture (20 minutes) Mr. Andrew Gilmour, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights A Global View of the Fight Against Torture (20 minutes)

09:55 – 10:00

Screening of CTI Video – Why ratifying and implementing UNCAT matters

10:00 –10:05 Introduction to the programme Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat

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10:05 – 11:15 Moderated high-level conversation on cooperation and innovation in policing and law enforcement Moderator: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat This moderated conversation will explore experiences, good practices and how challenges have been overcome, in building justice and rule of law architectures and improving professionalism in policing and other law enforcement. The moderator will also invite questions and comments from the floor. Speakers: Mr. Anthony Ferguson, Commissioner of Police, Royal Bahamas Police Force Mr. Yaagy Akuribah, Commissioner and Director-General in charge of National Patrol Department, Ghana Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of the Moroccan National Human Rights Council Dr. Jens Modvig, Chair, UN Committee against Torture and Director, Chief Medical Officer, DIGNITY

11:15 – 11:45 Photograph followed by coffee/ tea

11:45 – 12:30 High-Level Panel 1: Neuroscience and psychology in law enforcement Moderator: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of the CTI Secretariat Professor Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Ireland Professor Raymond Bull, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester; Professor of Criminal Investigative Investigation, University of Derby, United Kingdom

12:30 – 13:30

LUNCH

13:30 – 14:30 High-Level Panel 2: Changing organisational cultures Moderator: Ms. Stephanie Selg, Adviser on Torture Prevention, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Interventions by (5-7 minutes): Mr. Héctor Fabio Curia, Director of the Cadet School of the Argentinian Federal Police, Argentina Introducing organisational change in Argentine Federal Police: the role of training and capacity building

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Mr. Mohamed Ali, Director of Human Rights Department, Ministry of Interior of Tunisia Enshrining safeguards in law and in practice: Experiences in Tunisia Mr. Richard Kempshall, Detective Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service, London, United Kingdom Reflections on major changes in policing and the impact they have had on improving police standards and criminal investigations Dialogue and Q&A Session

14:30 – 15:30

High-Level Panel 3: Sharing good practices and experiences: Safeguards in arrest and police custody Moderator: Ms. Anna Giudice, Justice Section, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Interventions by (5-7 minutes): Ms. Barbara Bernath, Secretary-General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture Key findings of APT’s research into the effectiveness of safeguards to prevent torture and ill-treatment Mr. Mikael Wern, Chief Superintendent, Head of the National Investigation Department, Denmark Denmark’s practices and challenges in relation to arrest and police custody Mr. Rusiate Tudravu, Deputy Commissioner, Police Force of the Republic of Fiji Fiji’s experiences in introducing their “First Hours” Procedure and the systemisation of access to a lawyer and video recording of interviews Dialogue and Q&A Session

15:30 – 15:45

COFFEE BREAK

15:45 – 17:00 Parallel breakout groups Breakout group 1: Changing organisational cultures Breakout group 2: Safeguards in arrest and custody

17:00 – 17:10

Closing of Day 1 Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat

17:30 – 18:15 Tour of Copenhagen by boat for those interested

19:30 Official welcome dinner – at Hotel Admiral

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DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, 2 October 2019

09:00 – 09:05

Recap of Day 1; Introduction to Day 2 Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat*

09:05 – 09:45

Role play on investigative interviewing (30 min) Dr. Andy Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, former Senior Detective and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Ms. Jacqueline Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, retired Senior Detective, United Kingdom

09:45– 11:15 High-Level Panel 4: Alternative to confession orientated interrogations: Investigative interviewing Moderator: Professor Raymond Bull, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester; Professor of Criminal Investigative Investigation, University of Derby, United Kingdom Interventions by (5-7 minutes): Dr. Asbjørn Rachlew, Superintendent of Police, Oslo Police District, and guest researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) Norway’s pathway and experience in operationalizing the K.R.E.A.T.I.V interviewing method Mr. Nugroho S. Wibowo, Police Brigadier General & Executive Director, Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement and Cooperation (JCLEC) From theory to practice: building the capacity of Indonesia’s National Police to use investigative interviewing in criminal investigations Mr. Gisle Kvanvig, Project Manager – Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Building capacity in investigative interviewing of law enforcement globally: common challenges and ways to foster change in interviewing practices Dialogue and Q&A Session Also available to respond to questions regarding the role play: Dr. Andy Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, former Senior Detective and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom & Ms. Jacqueline Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, retired Senior Detective, United Kingdom

11:15 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 13:00 Parallel breakout groups on different aspects of Investigative Interviewing

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Breakout group 3: Adopting the practice of investigative interviewing as policy and into relevant curricula of Police Academies Breakout group 4: Applying investigative interviewing in practice – the methodology

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 14:45

Parallel breakout groups continued

14:45 – 15:45 Reporting back from all Breakout Groups (from Days 1 & 2) This reporting back session should include key take away messages, identifying opportunities for reform and any requests for further support or ideas Chair: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of the CTI Secretariat With participation of CTI Ambassadors: H.E. Morten Jespersen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN in Geneva H.E. Isauro Torres, Ambassador of Chile to Denmark H.E. Ramses Joseph Cleland, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the UN in Geneva H.E. Omar Zniber, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN in Geneva

15:45 – 16:00 Closing ceremony H.E. Jeppe Kofod, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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End of Seminar

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Speakers’ Biographies

(In alphabetical order)

Mr. Yaagy AKURIBAH Mr. Yaagy Akuribah was enlisted into the Ghana Police Service on the 1st of August, 1988. He has held various command and institutional positions since then, including as Commanding Officer-National Police Training School and as the Director Police Education Unit and Commandant, Ghana Police

Academy. Mr Akuribah was the Chief Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police and part of the Police Management Board. Mr. Akuribah is currently the Director–General of the National Patrol Department (NPD) where he is responsible for the administration, operation, and deployment of patrol officers of his department. The Patrol officers are made up of Community Policing and Visibility officers. The NPD is to ensure that the community policing/visibility concept which is a crime reduction strategy is realised to prevent and reduce crime and the fear of crime in communities, thereby making them safer. Mr. Mohamed Ali KHALDI

Mohamed Ali Khaldi serves as the Director General of Human Rights at the Ministry of Interior in Tunisia since October 2018. He has had multiple trainings in human rights in collaboration with the United Nations System in Tunisia and abroad, he has 16 years’ experience in areas such as Legal, Administrative Reforms, Public Organization, Human Rights, Public Policy and Prospective Strategy. Between 2003 and 2011, he participated in the Higher Education Reform in Tunisia (2008) and the creation of multiple scientific higher institutions, including the famous Monastir Palace of Sciences in Tunisia (2010), where he was a member of the Council of administration during five successive

years. In 2012, he was in charge of the Women's, Family and Senior Family Sector Reorganization and the establishment of National Strategies, which resulted in the promulgation of the revolutionary law against violence against women and the fight against discrimination. He is a member of multiple committees of national and international experts. In May 2017, he was appointed Director General of Governance at the Ministry of Women, then in October 2017, Director General of Human Rights at the Ministry of Human Rights where he also assumed since March 2018 the interim post of permanent secretary of the 1st national mechanism for human rights reporting. He is a holder of a Masters in Public Law, a Professional Masters in Business Management, a Certificate of End of Studies in Spanish Language and a Certificate in Business English.

Ms. Amina BOUAYACH Ms. Amina Bouayach was appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI as President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) on 6 December 2018. Previously, she was the Moroccan Ambassador to Sweden and Latvia since February 2016. She also served as Vice-President then Secretary General of International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Ms. Bouayach was the first woman to chair a human rights organisation in Morocco; the Moroccan Organisation for Human Rights (OMDH) following her election for

two successive terms.

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Additionally, she has been a member of several international bodies at regional and international levels: International Humanitarian Law Commission and MENA Regional Forum for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). Winner of national and international awards, particularly as a human rights defender, Ms. Amina Bouayach was decorated by His Majesty King Mohammed VI with Wissam Al Arch of third class (Officer) and Wissam Al Arch as Commander in 2014 in recognition of her contribution as a member of the Advisory Constitution Review Commission of 2011. She was also decorated as Officer of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Reintegration of Prisoners. Graduated in Economics, Ms. Bouayach is also fluent in several languages (Arabic, Amazigh, French, English and Spanish). She was a member of the Advisory Constitutional Review Commission of 2011 and

Ms. Barbara BERNATH Barbara Bernath is the Secretary-General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). Barbara studied Political Science and International Relations, and holds a Master’s degree in human rights. Prior to joining APT, she worked for the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked with the ICRC in Colombia. She was responsible for APT's Europe programme for 6 years, moved in 2005 to the APT

Detention Monitoring Programme, became Chief of Operations in 2009 and Secretary General in July 2018. She is fluent in French, German, English and Spanish.

Professor Ray BULL Ray Bull is Professor of Criminal Investigation (part-time) at the University of Derby and Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester. From 2014-2017, he became President of the European Association of Psychology and Law. In 2010 Ray was “Elected by acclaim” an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society (this honour is restricted to a maximum of 40 living psychologists). In 2009, Ray received from the “International Investigative Interviewing Research Group” the “Senior

Academic Award” for his “significant lifetime contribution to the field of investigative interviewing”. In 2008 Ray received from the European Association of Psychology and Law the “Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law”. He has authored/co-authored over 240 research publications and has advised a large number of police forces in a great variety of countries, as well as testifying as an expert witness in many court cases.

H.E. Ramses Joseph CLELAND Ambassador Cleland was appointed as Ghana’s Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva in 2017. Ambassador Cleland has been working as a diplomat since he joined the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in 1989. Since that date, he has been posted at the Embassies of Ghana in France (1996-2000), Brazil (2002-2003), Côte d’Ivoire (2003-2006), Ireland (2008-2009), the United Kingdom (2006-2012) and Togo (2016-2017). In Accra, Ambassador Cleland worked as the Director of the Europe Bureau

(2013-2016), and Acting Director of the Policy Planning and Research Bureau (2006-2007) at the

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. He also worked in the Protocol Bureau (1989-1994), the State Protocol Department (1992-94 and 2001-2), and the Americas Bureau (2000-2001). Regionally, he worked as a Research Assistant within the Office of the Chairman of the African Union Commission, President J.A Kufuor of Ghana, in 2007-8. He holds an LLB from the University of London and BPP School of Law.

Mr. Héctor Fabio CURIA Comisario Inspector Curia is the former Director of the Federal Shooting School. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Security and is author of the book "Manual of Use of Police Weapons" (Manual de Armas de Uso Policial in Spanish), which is a mandatory bibliography on police training. He has frequently represented the Argentinian Federal Police in shooting tournaments around the world. Commissioner Curia is trained in the US and Argentina on shooting simulators and has undergone training for shooting instructors. He is an advisor on the

subject of non-lethal weapons, having been certified in Roswell and Atlanta, USA (Federal Law Enforcement Center). He currently serves as Director of the Cadet School of the Argentina Federal Police. Dr. Alice EDWARDS

Dr. Edwards has been Head of the Convention against Torture Initiative Secretariat since January 2016, providing strategic and policy advice to the CTI Core States and delivering the annual programme of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. Dr. Edwards has over 20 years’ experience working in the human rights and social justice sectors. Prior to taking up her CTI appointment, she was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Chief of Protection Policy and Legal Advice, based in Geneva. She has held academic appointments in law at the universities of Oxford and Nottingham and is widely published. She has worked in diverse countries with the United Nations and non-governmental

organisations, such as in Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Switzerland and the UK (the latter with Amnesty International). She holds degrees in law and political science from the University of Tasmania (UTAS), an LLM (Distinction/1st class) in Public International Law from the University of Nottingham, and obtained a PhD in Public International Law from the Australian National University. She is admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor before the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia. She speaks English, French and intermediate Portuguese. Mr. Anthony FERGUSON

Anthony James Ferguson joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force in 1980, where he serves as Commissioner of Police. He has served in the Family Island Division, the Central and Southern Divisions in New Providence, as Supervisor of the Sexual Offences and Serious Crime Squads of the Criminal Investigations Department, Head of the Homicide Squad of the Central Detective Unit, Commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit and as Officer in Charge of the Central Division. Over the years, he has headed investigations into a number of high-profile murder cases. ACP Ferguson is the recipient of a number of Awards and Commendations

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including the Commissioner’s Commendation for Homicide Solvency Rate of 81% and for Outstanding Homicide Investigations. Additionally, he has received the Police Force Medals for Meritorious Service, Long Service and Good Conduct. He holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Law and Criminal Justice from the Bahamas Baptist Community College in Nassau, Bahamas and a Post Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice and Police Management by the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Mr. Andrew GILMOUR

Andrew Gilmour has been the UN’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights since October 2016, heading the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York. In his previous position, which he held since 2012, as Director for Political, Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Human Rights affairs in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Mr. Gilmour was responsible for spearheading the implementation of the Human Rights Up Front initiative. Since joining the United Nations in 1989, he has held a variety of

positions both at the United Nations Headquarters and in the field, including in Afghanistan-Pakistan, Kosovo, Middle East and West Africa. In recent years, he has served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq and in South Sudan, and was the Representative of the Secretary-General in Belgrade. Before joining the United Nations, Mr. Gilmour was an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., and worked in the fields of politics and journalism. He has contributed articles for a wide range of publications throughout his career. He holds master’s degrees from Oxford University in History and also the London School of Economics in History and Government.

Ms. Anna GIUDICE Anna Giudice is a crime prevention and criminal justice officer at the Justice Section, Division of Operations. She has a background in international human rights law and children's rights and is currently responsible for programme development and implementation in the areas of police reform, victim support and violence against children. With over 20 years’ experience she has worked in a number of areas of the rule of law and access to justice over the years and with countries in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. She has also been spearheading partnerships with sister UN agencies, regional organizations and international and national NGOs. She is the UNODC focal

point on police reform, police oversight, accountability and integrity and use of force and firearms. Most recently she led the development with OHCHR of the UNODC-OHCHR Resource Book on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.

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Dr. Andy GRIFFITHS Andy Griffiths is a recognised expert on the subject of investigative interviewing and interrogation, through a combination of real-life experience, academic publications and international work. During his 30 years in the UK police service as a career detective, he became head of homicide and major crime investigation for a large force, was instrumental in the development of national investigative interview training and policy and also awarded a Ph.D. for research evaluating specialist interview training in real life major crime cases. He has lectured, trained and consulted in numerous countries working on

miscarriages of justice, criminal justice reform programs and development of law enforcement agencies. His publications have been translated Chinese, French, Belgian, and Armenian. Ms. Jacqueline GRIFFITHS

Jacqueline Griffiths completed 30 years in the UK police service, with numerous senior detective and leadership roles including Head of Serious and Organised Crime investigations and (before that) Deputy head of Counter Terrorism Intelligence, for the South East of England where she led covert operations across the region and country. She is a very experienced investigator in all serious and complex crimes such as homicide, sexual offences and child abuse. During her service she was selected and trained as a specialist interviewer going on to direct and advise teams in complex cases.

She still uses those skills in her second career where she works with Andy Griffiths training police officers on how to apply interviewing within real life high stakes investigations. Mr. Rasmus GRUE CHRISTENSEN

Rasmus Grue Christensen serves as CEO of the Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) since August 2019. He is a former diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he has, among other things, been Deputy Head of the Danish representation in the Palestinian territories. He is former Head of Secretariat for the Danish Social Liberal Party and Director of the think tank Monday Morning. In addition, Rasmus has considerable experience from the NGO sector, among other things as

Chief Executive of the Red Cross Youth and most recently as Director of the Danish Association of the Blind. He is also a voluntary board member of several foundations and associations. Rasmus holds a master's degree in economics and philosophy from Copenhagen Business School and a master's degree in international politics from the London School of Economics.

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H.E. Morten JESPERSEN Ambassador Jespersen is the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva as of September 2018. Before his arrival in Geneva, he was Under-Secretary for Global Development and Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark (2013-2018). Within the Ministry, which he joined in 1992, he has also been Head of the Development Policy Department (2007-2010), Deputy Head of the Africa and Humanitarian Affairs Department (2001-2004) and Head of Section within the Asian Department.

From 1998 to 2001, he was Secretary to the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation. Jespersen has also served as Denmark’s Ambassador to Nepal (2010-2013), as Counsellor at the Danish Mission to the UN in New York (2004-2007) and as First Secretary at the Danish Embassy in China (1995-1998). He has a Master of Political Science and a Post Graduate Degree in East Asian Area Studies. Mr. Richard KEMPSHALL Richard Kempshall is a T/Detective Inspector based on SO15, The Counter Terrorism Command of New Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police. He has 19 years’ service as a UK Police officer, of which 7 years he spent posted to the Counter Terrorism Command. He is one of the Command’s Interview Advisors, the practitioner lead for suspect interviewing and an Advanced Suspect Interviewer. He studied Terrorism at the University of St Andrews. His experience in the interview field includes being the Co-ordinator for 2,000+ witnesses following the Westminster Bridge Terror attack of March 2017. He was the Suspect interview advisor for both the bombing of a London Underground train at Parsons Green station, the second terrorist attack at Westminster of 2018 and the Finsbury Park Mosque attack, which involved the use of a lorry to attack and kill worshippers outside the mosque. In addition, he has worked on Terrorism and Crime investigations within the UK including historical “cold case” investigations. Within the UK, he provides training to advanced interviewers and Interview advisors and holds a training qualification. He has delivered interview training to international delegations within the UK and practical interview training to international Police units within their home countries. H.E. Jeppe KOFOD

Jeppe Kofod serves as the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs since June 2019. During his parliamentary career as a member of the Social Democrats, he has served as Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee (2011-2013) and as Vice-President (2001-2008). He was the former Vice-President of the Danish delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; a former member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the European Committee, the Rural and Islands Committee, the Greenland Committee, the Faroe Islands Committee, the Defense Committee, the Education Committee, the Business Committee, the Municipal Committee and the Nordic Council. He is

a former member and chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Danish delegation and served as Deputy Chairman of the Social Democracy Group's parliamentary group (2003-2005). He holds a B.A. in Social Sciences (1996-2004) and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University (2006-2007), where he was a Fulbright Fellow.

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Mr. Gisle KVANVIG Gisle Kvanvig is the Programme Director for ASEAN/Vietnam at the Norwegian Center for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. The programme works in the areas of human rights education and research, the rule of law and legal aid. He has previously worked for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and NGOs with issues pertaining to human rights, emergency aid, peace & conflict resolution, good governance, the rule of law, criminal justice reform, organized crime and politically motivated violence. He has worked in and with countries in North Africa and the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Jens MODVIG

Dr. Modvig is the Chairperson of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) and Chief Medical Officer at the Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY), as well as Clinical Associate Professor in Social Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Copenhagen. He has served as Director of the UN Office in Belgrade, Serbia (2007-2008) and was Deputy Head of Mission at OSCE’s Mission in Pristina, Kosovo (2004-2007). From 2004-2008, he served as Secretary General of the International Rehabilitation Council for Victims of Torture (IRCT). Dr. Modvig qualified as a medical doctor at the University of

Copenhagen (1988) and holds a PhD in Public Health Epidemiology from the University of Copenhagen (1991). Among other activities in the field of human rights, since 2009, he serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Torture of the Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, and since 2010, he is a member of the Independent Forensic Expert Group organised by the IRCT. Since 1994, he has carried out around 165 short-term missions to 45 countries to support projects for rehabilitation of torture victims, for prevention of torture or to do advocacy or fundraising for the fight against torture. Professor Shane O’MARA

Shane O'Mara is a psychologist, neuroscientist and Professor of Experimental Brain Research (Personal Chair) at Trinity College, Dublin - the University of Dublin. He is a graduate of the National University of Ireland, Galway (BA, MA) and of the University of Oxford (D.Phil.); he is an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (FAPS) and an elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA). His research interests are in the brain systems supporting learning, memory and

cognition, and as well as in stress and depression; he has published more than 130 papers in these areas, in addition to the book, “Why Torture Doesn't Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation” (Harvard University Press).

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M. Asbjørn RACHLEW Asbjørn Rachlew is a Superintendent at Oslo Police District, Norway. Rachlew has worked as a homicide detective for eight years. He worked as an advisor to the team interviewing the suspect in the terrorist attacks in Oslo, 22/7 2011. Rachlew completed his MSc in Investigative Psychology at the University of Liverpool in 1999 and his Ph.D. at Faculty of Law, University of Oslo in 2009. He reads at the Norwegian University College in Investigative Interviewing. He has

published and testified as an expert witness on the subject. He has also worked as a detective for the UN and the Norwegian Ministry of Justice in various projects. Rachlew initiated and developed the first national Investigative Interviewing training program in Norway. Ms. Stephanie SELG

Stephanie Selg is the Adviser on torture prevention in the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Previous to this, she worked as the assistant to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Prof. Juan E. Mendez, in Washington DC, served as a legal adviser to the Eulex Human Rights Review Panel in Kosovo and was a senior legal adviser to the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), Palestine. She holds a Master's degree in law and is specialized in international human rights,

humanitarian and comparative constitutional law. Hon. Abubacarr M. TAMBADOU Mr. Tambadou serves as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of The Gambia since February

2017. He previously worked as a lawyer at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, serving as special assistant to the Prosecutor (2012-2016). In The Gambia, he has worked as public prosecutor at the Gambian Ministry of Justice (1997-1999) and as state counsel with supervisory responsibilities over public prosecutions (1999-2000). He holds an LLB in Law from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom (1994-1997). In 1999, he was called to the bar as a barrister-at-law at Lincoln’s Inn. He also holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from SOAS, University of London.

H.E. Isauro TORRES Ambassador Torres is Chile’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. In December 2009, Ambassador Torres was promoted to Ambassador, and in January 2012 he was appointed Chilean Ambassador to New Zealand (and concurrent in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands) until December 2016. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chile, Ambassador Torres has worked in the Legal Department, the Directorate of Special Policy (International Security issues), Economic Directorate (APEC Forums 2001-2003). He was the Director of the North America, Central America and the Caribbean Division (2009-2011); and as Director of the Directorate of Environment, Climate Change and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2017-2018).

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He holds a Law degree from the University of Chile (1980), and graduated from the Chilean Diplomatic Academy “Andrés Bello” in 1979. Mr. Rusiate TUDRAVU

Mr. Tudravu serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Fiji Police Force. He has held several posts within Fiji’s Police Force, being Director of the Intelligence Bureau (2007-2009), Divisional Police Commander of the Southern Division (2010-2011), Senior Superintendent of Police and Director of Operations (2011-2012) and Assistant Commissioner of Police

and Chief of Operations (2012-2018). He holds a Certificate of Management in Development Program (MDP) from Queensland’s Police Academy (2005), a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management from the Australian Institute of Police Management (2007), a Certificate of Completion in Good Governance and Leadership, Training & Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) (2007) and a Certificate in Management Studies, University of the South Pacific (2007). He has taken many international and regional courses, most recently, in 2014, he attended the INTERPOL and FBI International Law Enforcement Critical Infrastructure Symposium, held in Miami, USA. He is also the holder of an Executive Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Fiji National University. Mr. Mikael H. WERN

Mikael Wern is a Detective Chief Superintendent and serves as the Head of the National Center of Investigation (NCI) of the Danish National Police since 2019. He previously served as Head of Criminal Investigations of the Copenhagen Western Area Police (2018-2019) and Head of Criminal Investigations at the Copenhagen Police Department (2016-2018). Wern has participated in various international missions, including most recently, participating as Head of fact finding mission I and II in March and August 2017 in Iraq and as a facilitator of an Integrated Mission Planning Course in Rwanda. He holds an Engineering Degree as Forestry and Landscape Engineer.

Mr. Nugroho S. WIBOWO

Nugroho S. Wibowo is Brigadier General of the Indonesia National Police and serves as Executive Director of the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) and is the Head of the Special Education and Training on Transnational Crimes at Indonesia National Police since August 2018. He has served in different capacities in West Java Regional Police, West Nusa Tenggara Regional police, Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police and Riau Islands Regional Police. At the Indonesia National Police, he was the Head of the International Convention Division within Indonesia NCB INTERPOL Secretariat, International Relations Division (2017-2018). Mr. Wibowo trained

at the Military Academy (1991), the Police Science College (2000) and the Police Staff and Command School II (2006).

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H.E. Omar ZNIBER Ambassador Zniber was appointed in 2018 as Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office in Geneva and to the other International Organizations in Switzerland. He had previously been posted to the Permanent Mission in Geneva as Counsellor, from 1989 to 1996. During his career, he has been accredited as Ambassador of HM the King to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. He was also the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the International Organizations

in Vienna. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat, he served as Head of Cabinet of the Secretary of State (1986-1989), as Head of United Nations Division within the Department of the United Nations and International Organizations (1996-1999), and as Director of the Department of the United Nations and International Organizations (1999-2003). Ambassador Zniber holds a Master’s degree in International Law from the Mohammed V University in Rabat, and a Postgraduate research degree as well as a Doctorate in Public and International Law from the Assas-Panthéon University in Paris.

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List of Participants

(In alphabetical order)

Name Position Country

1. AKURIBAH, Yaagy Director General National Patrol Department (NPD) Ghana Police Force

Ghana

2. AL-WARDANY, Ayman Captain Internal Security Forces (ISF) of Lebanon

Lebanon

3. BENSEGHIR, Malak Direction of Cooperation and International Relations National Human Rights Council (CNDH)

Morocco

4. BERNATH, Barbara Secretary-General Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)

Switzerland

5. BLANCO, Laura Legal Researcher Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)

Switzerland

6. BOUCETTA, Othman Adviser Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)

Switzerland

7. BRANCH, Robert Senior Legal Counsel Attorney General’s Chambers

Grenada

8. BRÜEL BIRKEGAARD, Teis First Secretary Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva

Denmark

9. BOUAYACH, Amina President National Human Rights Council (CNDH)

Morocco

10. BULL, Ray Professor of Criminal Investigation University of Derby

United Kingdom

11. CAKAL, Ergün Legal Adviser Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY)

Denmark

12. CAMPBELL, Denise Communications Consultant (as an observer)

United States

13. CASTILLO, Manuel Commissioner National Director of Judicial Investigation Panama National Police

Panama

14. CLELAND, Ramses Joseph Ambassador Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations in Geneva

Ghana

15. CURIA, Héctor Fabio Commissioner Inspector Cadets School Argentine Federal Police

Argentina

16. DIOP, Ibrahima Commissioner of Divisional Police Chief of the Division of Criminal Investigations Deputy Director of the Judicial Police National Police of Senegal

Senegal

17. EDWARDS, Alice Head of Secretariat Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)

Switzerland

18. FERGUSON, Anthony Commissioner of Police Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF)

The Bahamas

19. FUNDER, Mie Head of Section in the Police Division, Danish Ministry of Justice

Denmark

20. GILMOUR, Andrew Assistant Secretary -General for Human Rights United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York, United States

United Nations

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21. GIUDICE, Anna Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, Justice Section, Division for Operations United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria

United Nations

22. GRIFFITHS, Andy Managing Director iKAT Consulting

United Kingdom

20. GRIFFITHS, Jacqueline Managing Director iKAT Consulting

United Kingdom

23. GRUE CHRISTENSEN, Rasmus CEO Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY)

Denmark

24. HANANEL GARCÍA, Gustavo Lieutenant General Peru National Police

Peru

25. ISMAIL, Khalid Mohey Chancellor Chair of the Court of Appeal

Egypt

26. JEFFERSON, Andrew Senior Researcher Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY)

Denmark

27. JESPERSEN, Morten Ambassador Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva

Denmark

28. KAMBANELLA, Kalia Legal Adviser Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY)

Denmark

29. KEMPSHALL, Richard T/Detective Inspector based on SO15 Counter Terrorism Command New Scotland Yard and Metropolitan Police, London

United Kingdom

30. KJAERULF, Finn Programme Manager, Urban Violence - Security, Protection and Prevention, DIGNITY

Denmark

31. KHALDI, Mohamed Ali Director General of Human Rights Ministry of Interior Tunisia

Tunisia

32. KOFOD, Jeppe Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Denmark

33. KVANVIG, Gisle Project Manager Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR)

Norway

34. LARDY, Anne Legal and Detention Adviser Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)

Switzerland

35. LEES, LORRAINE Inspector Officer in Charge for Police Training and Mission Unit Samoa Police Services

Samoa

36. MANI, Robyn Second Secretary Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva

Fiji

37. MARCH, Cleon Senior Superintendent of Police Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)

Jamaica

38. MELGAARD, Ulf Director Department of International Law and Human Rights Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Denmark

39. MODVIG, Jens Chairperson of the UN Committee against Torture and Chief Medical Officer Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY)

Denmark

40. O’MARA, Shane Professor of Experimental Brain Research

Ireland

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Trinity College, University of Dublin

41. PERADZE, Maka Deputy Head of Human Rights Protection and Monitoring Department Ministry of Internal Affairs

Georgia

42. PUNYOPASHTAMBHA, Akarapol

Police Colonel Director of Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime Royal Thai Police Force (RTP)

Thailand

43. RACHLEW, Asbjørn Police Superintendent Oslo Police District Guest researcher Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR)

Norway

44. SELG, Stefanie Adviser on Torture Prevention Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

Poland

45. SENADEERA, W. P. J. Principal Administrative Officer National Police Academy Katana, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

46. SCHUMACHER, Lene Chief Advisor Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Denmark

47. SCHURR, Jürgen Senior Programme Manager Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)

Switzerland

48. TAMBADOU, Abubacarr M. Minister of Justice and Attorney General The Gambia

49. TBAISHAT, Mohammad Brigadier General Director Assistant for Judicial Police

Jordan

50. THULE JENSEN, Jens Head of Section Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Denmark

51. TORRES, Isauro Ambassador of Chile in Denmark Chile

52. TUDRAVU, Rusiate Deputy Commissioner of Police Fiji Police Force

Fiji

53. WERN, Mikael H. Detective Chief Superintendent Head of National Center of Investigation (NCI) Danish National Police

Denmark

54. WIBOWO, Nugroho S. Brigadier General of Indonesia National Police Executive Director Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC)

Indonesia

55. ZNIBER, Omar Ambassador Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations in Geneva

Morocco

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About the CTI

The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)

CTI is a 10-year inter-governmental, cross-regional initiative of the Governments of Chile, Denmark, Fiji,* Ghana, Indonesia and Morocco, launched at the 30

th anniversary of the UN Convention against

Torture (UNCAT) in March 2014.

Vision

By 2024, universal ratification of UNCAT will be a reality. The risk of torture will be reduced as all States parties will be working actively to implement the Convention.

Objectives

The immediate objectives of the CTI are:

To identify challenges and barriers to ratification and implementation of the UNCAT

To address these obstacles through inter-State cooperation, assistance and dialogue.

To become a hub for sharing knowledge and good practices between governments.

To build a global platform of States, the UN, national and international NGOs and experts to work jointly to achieve the CTI vision.

Operating principles

The work of the CTI is guided by three fundamental principles:

Constructive. The CTI takes a constructive approach to the push for ratification and implementation of UNCAT. It is not the role of CTI to “name and shame” but rather to support Governments in their efforts to pursue ratification of and to implement the Convention.

Twinning. CTI is an initiative by and for Governments, based on mutual respect and equality, seeking to enhance the exchange of experiences and knowledge in order to learn from others with similar challenges – typically in regional settings.

Inspirational. CTI will inspire, not prescribe. CTI will inspire, facilitate and motivate. It will inspire

countries by exposing them to the experience of other countries; facilitate by creating a platform for informal meetings with experts and through the development of useful tools; and motivate by highlighting – in the UN and to the public – States’ efforts to ratify and implement the Convention.

Organisation

The Initiative is spearheaded by the Governments of Chile, Denmark, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia and Morocco and supported by a full-time Secretariat, based in Geneva.

The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is a strategic partner of CTI and supports its development.

All UN Member States and relevant NGOs, experts and academia are invited to join the CTI’s Group of Friends. The Group of Friends will serve as a network for the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas on how to overcome obstacles to ratification and implementation of the UNCAT and will be engaged in the CTI through participation in annual meetings and events in Geneva and New York.

The CTI Forum is the main annual event of the CTI and will provide a unique multi-stakeholder platform for sustained and informal exploration of the challenges related to UNCAT ratification and implementation. The CTI has the capacity to organise regional seminars, technical or capacity building workshops, diplomatic or visits to countries, as well as Geneva-based study visits.

The CTI’s website, www.cti2024.org, provides an important repository of tools and information on CTI activities.

* Fiji joined the CTI Core Group in February 2019.

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How the CTI can help

There are a number of ways that the CTI can assist

States. This includes States that are considering

ratification and those that have already ratified

but want help to implement the Convention more

effectively.

Regional meetings As a cross-regional initiative,

CTI sees the advantages of regional and sub-

regional exchanges between States that share

legal traditions, practical similarities and

friendship. Annually the CTI works with national

counterparts to arrange a number of peer-to-peer

government dialogues on themes of relevance to

States in a region. These confidential meetings

offer a unique opportunity for States to share

experiences on the challenges and opportunities

provided by ratification and implementation of the

Convention with a view to building strong

relationships between States at regional level.

Study visits The CTI can arrange “study visits” to

Geneva for delegations from non-States-parties to

the Convention who have shown an interest in

learning more about what it means to be a State

party. The visits generally consist of expert

briefings on the Convention, meetings with high

level UN and other Government officials, including

the UN Committee against Torture, to explain and

share views, and there are opportunities to

observe a session of the Committee against

Torture in their review of a State party report and

the State party’s replies.

Country diplomatic and/or technical visits: CTI

carries out a number of high-level diplomatic

and/or technical delegation visits each year to

States to provide assistance on a range of issues

relating to ratification and implementation of the

Convention. A seminar with national stakeholders

may be included in such a visit. Visits are tailored

to the needs and wishes of the individual

Government, and are not used to lobby or

pressure. The CTI will work in close partnership

with the State in question to meet its exact needs.

High-level UN and regional events The CTI holds

regular meetings at the UN Human Rights Council

in Geneva and the UN General Assembly in New

York, and also at regional fora. Through these

meetings, the CTI brings together States and

torture prevention experts to discuss progress and

opportunities for increased ratification and better

implementation of the Convention.

Tools and Guides – The CTI works with expert

partners to prepare tools intended to assist

officials to understand and implement the

Convention more effectively. These tools are

practical and share good State practices.

Non-English language versions are also available.

The CTI Secretariat is also available to support

States through:

A remote help desk, responding to

technical queries relating to ratification or

implementation of the Convention;

A referral service, connecting State

requests for technical advice and support

with appropriate partners and friends if

the CTI is not best placed to support or

advise;

Partnering with a diverse range of

partners and experts – CTI will keep up

dated with the latest knowledge, analysis

and expertise relevant to the prohibition

and prevention of torture and ill-

treatment.

If you would like to learn more about any of the

above, please contact the CTI Secretariat at

info@cti2024.org.

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CTI Group of Friends

The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)

CTI is a 10-year inter-governmental, cross-regional

initiative of the Governments of Chile, Denmark,

Fiji,* Ghana, Indonesia and Morocco, launched at

the 30th

anniversary of the UN Convention against

Torture (UNCAT) in March 2014.

The Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) provides technical advice, support and cooperation among States parties as well as non-States-parties to the Convention – in order to help States overcome technical and capacity-related obstacles to ratification and implementation of the Convention.

CTI Group of Friends

The CTI is achieving progress with the help of its many Friends. Governments, international, regional and non-governmental organisations and experts sharing the vision and the ambition of the CTI are invited to join the Initiative by becoming members of the CTI Group of Friends.

Who: The CTI Group of Friends consists of UN Member States and Non-Governmental Friends. All 193 UN Member States are invited to participate in the Group of Friends. NGOs, international and regional organisations, experts, researchers and academics are invited on the basis of expertise, track-record and potential for contributing to the objectives of the CTI.

What: The Group of Friends serves as a platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas on how to overcome obstacles to ratification and implementation of the UNCAT.

Friends of the CTI are involved in the achievements, progress and development of the CTI through various forums. In particular, Friends are invited to attend the CTI’s Annual Forum which provides an opportunity for Friends to inter alia provide input and advice on the overall strategic direction of the CTI, as well as to address specific regional and thematic challenges in the ratification and/or implementation of the Convention.

Membership of the Group of Friends does not come with specific obligations or commitments, however, Friends are expected to share the vision and goals of the CTI and to work positively to

those ends. The CTI Secretariat welcomes specific offers of support.

Current members (updated on a rolling basis):

States: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA.

Non-Governmental and International and Regional Organisations: ACAT France, African Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV - Uganda), Amnesty International, Center for Victims of Torture (USA), Centre for Civil and Political Rights, DIGNITY (Denmark), FIACAT, International Aid Network, International Bar Association, International Commission of Jurists, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Omega Research Foundation, Penal Reform International, REDRESS Trust, SAVE CONGO, Shield for Justice Foundation (Kenya), Universal Rights Group, University of Bristol, UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.

Experts: A wide number of experts working in the field of torture prevention and response, as well as the policing, intelligence, corrections and justice sectors are included in the CTI Friends.

The full list of CTI Friends can be found at: https://cti2024.org/en/group-of-friends/

How: Interest in joining the CTI Group of Friends can be indicated by letter or email to the CTI Secretariat info@cti2024.org.

* Fiji joined the CTI Core Group in February 2019.

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Our partners

About DIGNITY

DIGNITY is an independent human rights organization. Its purpose is to eradicate torture, to ease the human suffering from torture and to be a global force in the development of new knowledge about torture and its consequences. To this end, DIGNITY is engaged in the prevention of torture, criminal justice sector reform, research, advocacy and rehabilitation.

DIGNITY is headquartered in Denmark and has local offices in Jordan and Tunisia. In pursuit of its vision of a work without torture, the organization cooperates with civil society organizations, state institutions and universities in twenty countries worldwide.

DIGNITY also cooperates with inter-governmental institutions and individual staff members are elected members of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). The organization also has ECOSOC status and is a member of the WHO Violence Prevention Alliance.

DIGNITY works with and based on recognized international human rights standards and conventions, including the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol, the Nelson Mandela Rules, the Istanbul Protocol and the Sustainable Development Goals.

For more information, visit DIGNITY’s website: https://dignity.dk/en/.

About DANIDA

Danida is the name of Denmark’s development cooperation. This is an area of activity under the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Danida has responsibility for the planning, implementation and quality assurance

of Denmark’s development cooperation.

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