FIACAT The International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture, FIACAT, is an international non-governmental human rights organisation, set up in 1987, which works towards the abolition of torture and the death penalty. The Federation brings together some thirty national associations, the ACATs, present in four continents. FIACAT’s main missions are to represent its members in international and regional organisations (in particular before the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights) and to build up the capacities of the ACAT network. www.fiacat.org. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Composed of 60 eminent judges and lawyers from all regions of the world, the International Commission of Jurists promotes and protects human rights through the Rule of Law, by using its unique legal expertise to develop and strengthen national and international justice systems. Established in 1952, in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council since 1957, and active on five continents, the ICJ aims to ensure the progressive development and effective implementation of international human rights and international humanitarian law; secure the realization of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights; safeguard the separation of powers; and guarantee the independence of the judiciary and legal profession. www.icj.org. IRCT With more than 150 torture rehabilitation centres in over 70 countries working in the field of rehabilitation for torture victims, IRCT is the world’s largest membership-based civil society organisation working with rehabilitation. The organisation is governed by its members through democratic processes and has as its objective that effective rehabilitation services are provided for all torture victims. www.irct.org. OMCT OMCT is short for the World Organisation Against Torture – in French, as the organization created in 1985 is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. OMCT works for, with and through an international coalition of over 200 non-governmental organizations – the SOS-Torture network – fighting torture, summary executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and all other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment in the world. www.omct.org The Redress Trust (REDRESS) REDRESS is an international human rights organisation based in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands with a mandate to assist survivors of torture and related international crimes to seek justice and other forms of reparation, hold accountable the governments and individuals who perpetrate torture, and develop the means of ensuring compliance with international standards and securing remedies for victims. REDRESS was established in 1992 and has been in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council since 2011. www.redress.org. 45 AI Index: IOR 40/6040/2017