Opportunities and Challenges:
Working Together to Create a #TortureFreeWorld
On June 26, the Anti-Torture Initiative hosted a Webinar discussion led by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan E. Méndez. This event provided viewers with a unique opportunity to hear experts discuss their work for a #TortureFreeWorld and to submit questions and comments before and during the event.
Confirmed participants were:
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Juan E. Méndez, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
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Gerald Staberock, Secretary General, World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
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Carla Ferstman, Director, REDRESS
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Rev. Laura Markle Downton, Director, U.S. Prisons & Policy Program, National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT)
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Annie Sovcik, Director, Washington Office, Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
