OMCT is launching the 4th volume of its Handbook Series - "Seeking Remedies for Torture Victims: A Handbook on the Individual Complaints Procedures of the UN Treaty Bodies" - next week on Tuesday 21 November, 18:00, at the University of Geneva, Uni Mail. Below is the flyer with the details. The event is public and will be followed by a reception.
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
cordially invites you to the official launch of Volume 4 of the OMCT Handbook Series:
SEEKING REMEDIES FOR TORTURE VICTIMS
A HANDBOOK ON THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES
OF THE UN TREATY BODIES
Admission is free. To register please e-mail bw@omct.org with your name,
organizational affi liation and contact details. A limited number of copies the book
will be offered free of charge to the participants.
TUESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2006
18:00-20:30
University of Geneva
Uni Mail, Room MR 060
40 Blvd. du Pont-d’Arve
Geneva
In the presence of the authors
Prof. Sarah Joseph
Director of the Castan Centre
for Human Rights Law Monash University, Australia
Carin Benninger-Budel
Human Rights Consultant & former Programme Manager
of the OMCT Violence Against Women Programme
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Giorgio Malinverni
Professor of Law University of Geneva
& Member of the U.N. Committee
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
and
Markus Schmidt
Team Leader, Petitions Unit
Treaties and Council Branch, OHCHR
Chair Eric Sottas
Director, OMCT
Boris Wijkström
OMCT Legal Advisor (Series Editor)
A Reception will be held following the Panel Discussion