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Changing NGO Policy Design and Government Practice on Torture Prevention in Chile
Dr Par Engstrom鈥檚 research on torture prevention changed the strategic priorities of the Association for the Prevention of Torture and led to the introduction of new torture-prevention legislation.
13 February 2023
Synopsis
Dr Par Engstrom鈥檚 research on torture prevention in Chile changed the strategic priorities of the leading international non-governmental organisation in this area, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), as well as shaping its advocacy and capacity-building strategies. This led to the introduction of a new law in Chile in 2016 which defined the offence of torture and to the introduction of the National Torture Mechanism in Chile in 2019, as well as contributing to the creation of a National Human Rights Institution in Tunisia in 2019.
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