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The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is an independent non-governmental organization that operates as a source of ideas and expertise for a broad variety of partners in torture prevention, ranging from governments to NGOs, UN bodies, regional bodies, national human rights institutions, prison authorities, and police services. APT publications provide practical guides and relevant legal advice in a variety of languages.

Publishers:	Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
Publications:	Preventing Torture in the OSCE Region through Implementation of the UN Convention against Torture Beware the Gift of Poison Fruit Annual Report 2013 Monitoring Immigration Detention Realidades de los Mecanismos Nacionales de Prevención de la Tortura en América Latina National Human Rights Institutions as National Preventive Mechanisms Membership of National Preventive Mechanisms: Standards and Experiences LGBTI Persons Deprived of Their Liberty: A Framework for Preventive Monitoring Key Issues in Drafting Anti-Torture Legislation, Expert Meeting 2-3 November 2012 Visiting Immigration Detention Centers For a Torture-Free World: Strategic Plan 2013-2015 Monitoring Police Custody Institutional Culture in Detention Women in Detention: A Guide to Gender-Sensitive Monitoring Balancing Security and Dignity in Prisons The Middle East and North Africa: A Torture Free Zone, Issue 3 National Preventative Mechanisms: Drafting Effective Annual Reports National Preventive Mechanisms: Monitoring the Forced Deportation Flights of Migrants Briefing No. 4: Mitigating the Risks of Sanctions Related to Detention Monitoring The Global Forum on the OPCAT The Middle East and North Africa: A Torture Free Zone, Issue 2 The Middle East and North Africa: A Torture Free Zone, Issue 1 Guiding Principles for the Application of APT’s Human Rights Based Approach Policy The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture The Prevention of Torture in Africa Legal Safeguards to Prevent Torture Compilation: Torture under International Law The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture: An Opportunity for Refugee and Migrant Rights Protection Briefing No. 3: Using Interpreters in Detention Monitoring Briefing No. 2: The Selection of Persons to Interview in the Context of Preventive Detention Monitoring Activitatea APT de Monitorizare a Locurilor şi Condiţiilor de Detenţie Briefing No 1: Making Effective Recommendations Civil Society and National Preventive Mechanisms under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture In-Country Visits by the United-Nations Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture National Human Rights Commissions and Ombudspersons’ Offices Visiting Places of Detention: What Role for Physicians and Other Health Professionals? Torture in International Law: A Guide to Jurisprudence Letting in the Light Defusing the Ticking Bomb Scenario National Preventive Mechanisms: Country-by-Country Status Providing the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture with Experts Establishment and Designation of National Preventive Mechanisms The International Subcommittee on Prevention under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture Incommunicado, Unacknowledged, and Secret Detention under International Law Human Rights Protection in Africa Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) in Federal and other Decentralized States The APT Guidelines for National NGOs on Alternative Reporting to UN Treaty Bodies, including the Committee against Torture Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide for NGOs Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide The Establishment and Designation of National Preventive Mechanisms Visiter un lieu de détention en France: guide pratique Visiting Places of Detention Prevention of Torture in the Caucasus The Robben Island Guidelines Guide to Jurisprudence on Torture and Ill-Treatment Handbook on State Obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture Preventing Torture in Africa Truth Commissions: An Uncertain Path? The Definition of Torture Handbook on the Prevention of Torture in Europe Visits under Public International Law El papel del Ombudsman en América latina Professional Codes of Ethics for the Police, a Means to Prevent Torture Preventing Torture: International and Regional Mechanisms to Combat Torture The Prevention of Torture in Central Europe The Impact of External Visiting of Police Stations on Prevention of Torture and Ill-Treatment Police Activities in Ukraine The Prevention of Torture in Southern Europe

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