Further information about OPCAT and the NPM
Below is a short list of freely available materials for those seeking further information about OPCAT:
- UN General Assembly, Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 9 January 2003, A/RES/57/199
- UN General Assembly, Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 10 December 1984, (resolution 39/46),United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1465, p. 85 /a>
- OPCAT Implementation Act 2021 (Tas)
- UN OHCHR, website of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (also provides information about NPMs)
- UN OHCHR, Preventing Torture – The Role of National Preventive Mechanisms – A Practical Guide (2018)
- UN OHCHR, Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2022 ed.)
- Association for the Prevention of Torture (relevant information about OPCAT and the NPM is provided in the ‘Knowledge Hub’)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman, Monitoring places of detention – OPCAT
- Australian Human Rights Commission, OPCAT: Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture