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The UK National Preventive Mechanism works to prevent ill-treatment in detention and implement #OPCAT through independent monitoring.
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🌍 This #HumanRightsDay marks 40 years of the UN Convention Against Torture & 15 years of the UK NPM working to prevent ill treatment in places of detention. We celebrate progress but reaffirm our commitment to addressing ongoing issues in today’s blog nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/blog-cele…

NPM Subgroups in Northern Ireland and Scotland are a core part of how we uphold human rights in detention across the UK We reflect on the work of all NPM bodies this #HumanRightsDay, which falls on the 40th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/blog-cele…

2023-24 annual report published today International attention focused on prisons, youth offender institutions & immigration detention Our report also discusses settings like inpatient mental health, secure accommodation for children, police & court custody nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/uk-npm-15…


15th UK NPM annual report published today! 21 NPM bodies publish hundreds of 100 reports each year on visits and research. This report outlines commonalities between them to point to systemic issues in settings of deprivation of liberty across the UK nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/uk-npm-15…


The NPM annual report 2023-24 was laid in the Westminster Parliament today. Throughout, the lead experts on scrutiny offer their insights on the settings they monitor, visit and inspect, to give a joint reflection on the key issues across the country. nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/uk-npm-15…


