obligation)
MOVE UP PLSERaising awareness
of torture, its prohibition, impact
and consequences.
Challenge of raising awareness
of prison management and
staff, police and police
investigation officers, health
staff, judiciary, senior
government, ombudsmen,
military/security forces,
journalists, academics and
public.
Involve and use media by:
Mapping target audience;
Identifying best form of media – print,
radio, TV, electronic and social media
tools such as Facebook and Twitter;
Strategic use of media one hour
current affairs programme may have
less impact than a brief targeted news
report on television, with careful use of
images for high impact, using debates
and discussions;
Developing strategy to use local and
national media.
Identify vulnerable groups and relevant bodies
to target for prevention activities (e.g.
government child welfare body/Committee and
Juvenile Justice Board).
Provide targeted training on definition of
torture and legal framework, impact of trauma
and
torture,
non-torture
interrogation
techniques, basic support for victims, accessing
rehabilitation.
Build relationships with relevant government
officials, offering free training, being persuasive
not overly confrontational e.g. highlight
weaknesses in policing rather than denouncing
police force.
Work in collaboration with stakeholders
committed to prevention to raise awareness.
Work with communities and families, building
support and awareness (e.g. by using leaflets
on torture and its impact on survivors and their
families,
oral
history
and
truth-telling
initiatives; public ceremonies and hearings).
Strengthen local governance structures by
raising awareness of youth development
centres, local council for protection of women
and children etc.
Lack of resources/incentives for
doctors to engage in assessing
and documenting torture
Training for police and other law enforcement
agencies is fundamental to creating the context
for change.
Training for frontline health and social care
professionals to understand torture and to
identify its victims so that they can readily
assist them.
Lobby
government
to
support
health
professionals in independent documentation of
torture.
Ensure all doctors in mainstream health
services
trained
in
identification
and
documentation of torture.
Raise awareness of clinical staff to how medical
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