Ending Torture, Restoring Dignity: The Urgent Need to Enact Liberia’s National Anti-Torture Law - Global News Network Liberia

Ending Torture, Restoring Dignity: The Urgent Need to Enact Liberia’s National Anti-Torture Law - Global News Network Liberia

Despite Liberia’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT) in 2004, torture remains insufficiently addressed in domestic law. The National Anti-Torture Act of 2011, which seeks to incorporate these international commitments into national legislation, remains unenacted. Torture remains an ongoing threat in Liberia’s detention and law enforcement systems, enabled by a legal gap in criminal law. Ar…

Egypt: On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, The CFJ Calls for Legislative Reforms to Align National Laws with Egypt's Commitments under the UN Convention against Torture - Committee for Justice

Egypt: On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, The CFJ Calls for Legislative Reforms to Align National Laws with Egypt's Commitments under the UN Convention against Torture The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, it calls on the Egyptian authorities to take serious steps to address the phenomenon of systematic torture within detention facilities. To