Preventing Torture An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions
Acknowledgements
Preventing Torture: An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions is a joint publication of
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Association for the
Prevention of Torture (APT) and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF).
The Guide was written by Barbara Bernath. It adapts and builds on information included in the Torture
Prevention CD-Rom, produced as part of the APT-OHCHR Actors for Change Project (2005). The
OHCHR, APT and APF would like to thank Francesca Albanese, Citlalin Castañeda, Kieren Fitzpatrick,
Kate Fox, James Iliffe, Ahmed Motala, Suraina Pasha, Chris Sidoti, Safir Syed and Lisa Thompson for
their contributions.
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