Angola in Focus
According to the Secretary of State for the Interior, H.E. José Bamóquina Zau, the Government of Angola joined the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT) aspiring to “join the international community and continue [Angola’s] efforts to guarantee the effective application of the international legal instruments that prohibit torture and all forms of cruelty and humiliation”. Angola […]
Ghana in Focus
Ratifying and implementing the UN Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol support institution building, the rule of law and the fair and effective administration of justice. Ghana ratified the UN Convention against Torture in 2000, and in 2016, joined UNCAT’s Optional Protocol. It is also a party to the African Charter on Human and […]
The Gambia in Focus
The priority of the government is to put in place a new and resilient architecture to uphold the highest standards when it comes to human rights, justice and rule of law. The Gambia’s ratification of the UN Convention against Torture shows our commitment to protecting persons from the heinous crimes of torture and cruel, inhuman […]