PRAWA Urges FG to Amend Anti-Torture Act to Accommodate Rehabilitation of Victims
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Motion (PRAWA) has known as on the Federal Authorities to amend the Anti-torture Act to supply for rehabilitation for torture victims and help institutional in addition to sustainable construction for its efficient implementation.
This name was made in an announcement on Thursday by the Deputy Director of PRAWA, Ms. Ogechi Ogu, in celebration of the Worldwide Day in help of Torture Victims on celebrated yearly on June 26th internationally. She stated that main spotlight occasion of the week is the launch of a 24/7 Helplines for trauma counseling and provision of different psychological help to torture victims/survivors.
Ogu stated the decision is in step with the Imaginative and prescient and Mission of PRAWA and the Rehabilitation part of its work and that as a brief time period measure, FG must also embody rehabilitation in the usual working guideline for the implementation of the present regulation on torture.
She pressured that an necessary intervention needed for the restoration of victims of torture to regular life lacking within the Nigerian laws is the fitting of victims to rehabilitation.
In response to her, all victims of torture have an specific proper to Rehabilitation below Article 14 of the United Nations Conference In opposition to Torture and different Merciless, inhuman or Degrading Therapy or Punishment.
She additional urged on the federal government to amongst different issues: “Present an environment friendly and efficient framework for the enforcement of the anti-torture regulation and the legal guidelines towards police brutality; Associate with related worldwide and nationwide our bodies such because the Nationwide Human Rights Fee in an effort to help torture victims and supply rehabilitation companies; Develop a case administration system of knowledge accounting for numbers of tortured victims inside police detention services and out of the services; and Make sure that the Nationwide Preventive Mechanism is functioning in accordance with the necessities of the Optionally available Protocol to the Conference In opposition to Torture (OPCAT).”
As Nigeria joins the worldwide neighborhood within the celebration of the Worldwide Day for Assist to Torture Victims, she stated, PRAWA calls on the Federal Authorities of Nigeria to place sustainable mechanisms in place to make sure the efficient and environment friendly implementation of those suggestions.
The PRAWA Deputy Director additionally known as for the institution of a database of all individuals in detention in every single place of detention in Nigeria and that every one locations of detention needs to be made accessible for unbiased monitoring and oversight.
“PRAWA on its half and in furtherance of its mission and imaginative and prescient is dedicated to the supply of help to torture victims.
We due to this fact use this chance to announce that PRAWA is organizing 1-Week Actions for the commemoration of the Worldwide Day for the Assist of Torture Victims in Nigeria,” she added.
Ogu listed among the actions outlined for the week to incorporate: Sensitization and consciousness marketing campaign on Torture; Media engagements; Panel discussions on Social Media; Interview Classes with Survivors of torture; Digital Coaching on Trauma Counselling for Volunteer Psychologists and Counsellors ( in partnership with International Justice & Useful resource Heart USA , Worldwide Federation for Psychotherapy (IFP) Heart and Worldwide Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) ; On-line Panel/Seminar that includes Nationwide Civil Society Organisations Discussion board and a Webinar organized in Partnership with Unbiased Medico Authorized Unit (IMLU) Kenya and Worldwide Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) on the subject : Stopping and Responding to Torture and Sick-treatment Throughout COVID 19 Pandemic: Interventions , Classes and Challenges.
She additionally known as the” consideration of the Govt, Legislature, Judiciary , all Stakeholders within the Safety and Justice Sector and the Common public to the truth that all victims of torture have an effect specific proper to Rehabilitation below Article 14 of the United Nations Conference In opposition to Torture and different Merciless, inhuman or Degrading Therapy or Punishment. Notable is also the truth that Victims of torture have proper to redress below Article 5 of the African Constitution on Human & Peoples’ Proper and below Part 9 (3) of the Anti-Torture Act of 2017″.
“We should all due to this fact decide to the therapeutic of torture victims from the disturbing long run results of fixed concern, debilitating despair and common panic assaults which prevents them from caring for themselves, their households and contributing to their communities.”
By PRNigeria
Supply: prnigeria.com
