Committee for the Prevention and Combat of Torture calls for applications to become a member
Registration is from 2 September to 16 October. Twelve seats on the Committee will be filled for a two-year mandate.
A prisoner in the Pedrinhas Prison Complex shows burn marks on his back. According to the detainee, the injury was caused by hot water thrown by a police officer at the time he was arrested. São Luís (MA) – Brazil.
The CNPCT (National Committee for the Prevention and Combat of Torture) application process will be open for the selection of 12 new members until 16 October. Those selected will serve a mandate at the organ until 2020. The organ is responsible for monitoring and preventing torture and degrading treatment in institutions, such as prisons and detention units.
Professionals and organisations in the area of civil society, employees, students, business people, learning and research institutes and human rights movements, are eligible to apply. Registration will be open from 2 September to 16 October this year on the CNPCT page on the Ministry for Human Rights site, on working days from 9am to 6pm or via registered post.
A total of 12 seats are available on the Committee: two seats for the professional classes; eight for social movements, forums, networks or NGOs and two for representatives of workers, students or learning and research institutes. The mandate will be for two years and it will be possible to renew for a further two years in another selection process. Conectas is currently on the Committee, representing civil society organisations.
The CNPCT
The CNPCT was created by the Federal Law 12.847/2013. It is linked to the Ministry for Human Rights and aims to contribute to confronting torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in detention units. It works by proposing actions and programmes to eradicate torture and accompanies administrative and judicial investigation processes and follows up on recommendations stemming from inspections carried out in detention units.
