The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) is an international treaty which was adopted by an overwhelming majority at the UN General Assembly in 2002. The purpose of the Optional Protocol is to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. To this end, the Optional Protocol advocates the establishment of a system of regular visits to be undertaken by independent international and local bodies to institutions where persons are deprived of their liberty. The objective of these visits is to prevent torture and improve the conditions of prisons and detention centers. This site contains information about how the OPCAT works in preventing torture and an overview of the treaties that the Philippines has acceded to. You can also browse through the work that is being done by local and international organizations to prevent torture and to have the OPCAT in place in the Philippines. The ratification and implementation of the OPCAT in the Philippines aims to fulfill the state’s obligation to the principles it has committed itself to when it became a member of the various UN treaties.
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