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Thank you all for a successful Day One at the #NationalPolicingConference24 . Let's keep our collaborative spirit alive as we work towards a safer, fairer, and accountable policing sector in Kenya. Join us tomorrow to continue the important discussions. #ReformingPolicing

🙏 special rapporteurs on freedom of peaceful assembly & association & extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions join my call for a torture-free trade treaty to prohibit production, trade &use of weapons & equipment that are inherently cruel, inhuman & degrading! It’s time!

1/ Colleagues and I echo calls, including from Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture, for an international #torture free trade agreement to rein in tools used for torture and to regulate their use by law enforcement. 🧵

Breaking news

UN experts lead the way in the call for urgently needed Torture-Free Trade Treaty to combat “increased use of force to suppress protesters”
ohchr.org/sites/default/…

#ProtectTheProtest #TortureFreeTrade

Insightful panel discussion at #NationalPolicingConference24 , covering crime trends, advocating for victim funds, and addressing corruption within National Police Service-Kenya. Together, we're shaping a more just and accountable policing system. #reformingpolicing
#UtumishiKwaMwananchi

UN experts call for international torture-free trade agreement to prevent & limit the excessive use of force & mistreatment by public authorities, incl. in the context of peaceful protests.

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

📢 Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer la toute première audience régionale pour les survivants de la #torture en #Afrique . Envie de participer ? 👉 A lire ci-dessous, postulez avant le 13 mai ici : cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/…

📢 Pleased to announce first ever regional hearing for #torture survivors in #Africa to brief UN Special Rapporteur on Torture on their experiences, expectations in the fight against torture.

Want to participate? 👉 Read below, apply before 13 May here: cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/…

'Africa needs a stronger voice...The power of convening is so great, because it gets our voices heard.'
Wangechi Grace Kahuria, Executive Director IMLU #Kenya addresses fellow IRCT members in  #Nairobi  sharing best practices on #healing and #justice . #UnitedAgainstTorture

#UnitedAgainstTorture in Africa with IRCT members gathered in #Nairobi , #Kenya to train on our Global Standards on #Rehabilitation and share decades of expertise supporting survivors of #torture across the continent through #healing and the fight for #justice .

“Since I received help from FedicongoRDC, things seem to be going better,” says Elisabeth Lokoka, from South Kivu, #DRCongo . Elisabeth was left widowed with 7 children after rebels killed her husband. Find out how small #livelihoods support makes a big difference to survivors.

Yaya Dillo, opposition leader in #Chad , was shot dead in February. Elections are due next month. The Government said Dillo died in a gunfight with security forces. IRCT/IFEG forensic experts helped Reuters yesterday uncover a very different story: reuters.com/world/africa/c….