What does a #TortureFreeWorld mean to you?
26.6.2015
That is the question posed to Helga Fastrup Ervik, head of the Norwegian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), and representatives from…
Articles related to prevention of torture
Human rights violations do occur in Norway
24.3.2015
- Based on what we have seen in 2014, Norway needs a body that has a special mandate to detect…
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has issued an opinion on cross-border monitoring
2.3.2015
At its plenary meeting in Geneva in February 2015, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman…
Public consultation meeting on the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture and Ill-treatment
19.8.2014
On 24 April 2014, the Parliamentary Ombudsman arranged a public consultation meeting on the NPM. The purpose of the meeting…
Article on the OPCAT mandate posted on Norway’s human rights blog (only in Norwegian)
18.8.2014
Read the blog post here.