Acknowledgements The APT would like to thank the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI) for funding this guide. The APT would also like to thank: • Anne Lardy (Advocacy and Legal Advisor, APT) as the author of this document; • Dr. Alice Edwards (Head of Secretariat, CTI),1 Susan McCrory (Board Member, APT), Mark Thomson (Secretary General, APT), Barbara Bernath (Chief of Operations, APT), Matthew Sands (Legal Advisor, APT), JeanBaptiste Niyizurugero (Africa Regional Programme Officer, APT) for reviewing this document. A particular acknowledgement should also be given to Juliana Edo, Ryan Alexandra Hileman and Konstantin Kleine from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies for preparing background research on the guide. The APT would also like to extend their gratitude to Anja Härtwig (Publications Officer, APT) who was in charge of the layout of this guide. Finally, the APT is grateful to all former and current members of staff who have worked on this topic over the last few years, building the ground to draft this document. 1 The content of this document does not necessarily reflect the CTI’s Core Group’s views. 7