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Preventing torture in places of detention through systems of regular visit to places of detention Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), Borgergade 13, P. O. Box 2107 DK-1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark, Tel (+45) 33 76 06 00, E-mail [email protected] www.rct.dk Wednesday 25 May 2005 Opening Session I Prevention of torture and the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT) 8.30-9.00 Registration of conference participants 9.00-9.15 Welcome and outline of the purpose of the seminar Prof. Bengt Sjölund, Director General of the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), Copenhagen 9.15-9.45 Key note address on the OPCAT Mr. Friis Arne Petersen, Permanent Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 9.45-10.30 The challenges of preventing torture in places of detention Prof. Ole Espersen, Senior Consultant at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), Copenhagen 10.30-11.00 Coffee break 11.00-11.45 The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture: Perspectives for preventing torture in places of detention Mr. Mark Thomson, Secretary General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), Geneva 11.45-12.30 Panel discussion 12.30-13.30 Lunch Session II International monitoring mechanisms 13.30-14.15 Visiting mechanisms and the protection of human rights Prof. Malcolm Evans, School of Law, Bristol University, United Kingdom 14.15-15.00 The model and experience of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) Dr. Ole Vedel Rasmussen, M.D., Senior Medical Consultant at the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and Member of CPT and CAT 15.00-15.30 Coffee break 15.30-16.15 The model and experience of the ICRC Mr. Alain Aeschlimann, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Central Tracing Agency, Geneva 16.15-17.00 Panel discussions Mr. Magne Barth, Norwegian Red Cross, Oslo 17.00-19.00 Reception at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims

Preventing torture in places of detention through systems of regular visit to places of detention Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), Borgergade 13, P. O. Box 2107 DK-1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark, Tel (+45) 33 76 06 00, E-mail [email protected] www.rct.dk Thursday 26 May 2005 Session III National monitoring mechanisms 9.00-9.45 Preventing torture via national systems of visits to places of detention: The case of the UK Prof. Diana Medlicott, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, United Kingdom 9.45-10.30 Preventing torture via national systems of visits to places of detention: The case of Nepal Dr. Bidur Osti, People’s Dental College, Kathmandu, Nepal 10.30.11.00 Coffee break 11.00-11.45 Preventing torture via national systems of visits to places of detention: The case of Kenya Mr. Evans Wafula and Dr. Ahmed Kalebi, Independent-Medico Legal Unit (IMLU), Kenya 11.45-12.30 Panel discussion Mr. Levent Kutlu, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) 12.30-13.30 Lunch Session IV Medical documentation of torture in places of detention. 13.30-14.00 The Istanbul Protocol: A tool for medical documentation of torture Dr. Ole Vedel Rasmusen, M.D., Senior Medical Consultant at the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and Member of CPT and CAT 14.00-14.30 Preventive medical examination in police stations in Spain. A quality assessment. Dr. Hans Draminsky Petersen, M.D. Consultant at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) 14.30-15.15 Challenges and possibilities of medical documentation of torture Dr. Derrick Pounder, M.D., Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dundee University, United Kingdom 15.15-15.45 Coffee break 15.45-16.30 Practical challenges of medical documentation in the field Dr. Hernán Reyes, M.D. Medical Coordinator for Detention- Related Activities, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva 16.30-17.00 Panel discussion Dr. Bent Sørensen, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), Copenhagen

Preventing torture in places of detention through systems of regular visit to places of detention Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), Borgergade 13, P. O. Box 2107 DK-1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark, Tel (+45) 33 76 06 00, E-mail [email protected] www.rct.dk Friday 27 May 2005 Session V The role of research in the prevention of torture in places of detention 9.00-9.45 Analysis of (bad) prison practice and the implication for change Mr. Andrew M. Jefferson, Ph.D., Researcher at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) 9.45-10.30 Identification of best practices within national and international visiting mechanisms Ms. Ester Schaufelberger, Visit Programme Officer at the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), Geneva 10.30-11.00 Coffee break 11.00-11.45 Prison Governance in Bangladesh Dr. Akram Chowdury, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims (BRCT) 11.45-12.30 Panel discussion Mr. Peter Vedel Kessing, Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), Copenhagen 12.30-13.30 Lunch Session VI Perspectives for the future and closing 13.30-14.15 State-NGO cooperation and co-responsibility for the prevention of torture in places of detention: The case of Honduras Dr. Juan Almendares, Director of the Centro de Prevención, Tratamiento y Rehabilitación de las Víctimas de la Tortura y sus Familiares (CPTRT), Honduras 14.15-15.00 Perspectives for the future and closing Mr. Henrik Rønsbo, Ph.D, Senior Researcher and Ms. Therese Rytter, Programme Manager, the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT)