Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2022 Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT) Special Fund to support torture prevention projects.
The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT) Special Fund will accept project applications aimed at implementing recommendations made by the Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) after a visit to a State party, provided these recommendations are contained in a report that has been made public in accordance with article 16(2) of OPCAT.
The proposed projects should aim to contribute to the establishment or effective functioning of national preventive mechanisms:
- through implementation of country-specific recommendations that the SPT made after the country visit or National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) visit which are contained in the published SPT visit report or
- through educational programmes of national preventive mechanisms.
Funding Information
The maximum amount of a grant is US$ 30,000.
Eligible Countries
The 2022 Call for Applications is therefore open for projects to be implemented in the following eligible countries:
- State parties having published their reports following a SPT visit Argentina, Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Gabon, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherland, New Zealand, Niger, North Macedonia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay.
- NPMs having published their reports following an SPT advisory visit Senegal, Ecuador, Tunisia, Mauritania, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by:
- State parties having been visited by the SPT and have agreed to the publication of the SPT visit report, and NPMs of these State parties;
- NPMs having been visited by the SPT and having agreed to the publication of the subsequent SPT report addressed to them or requesting support for their educational programmes;
- National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) that are compliant with the Paris Principles and if the proposed projects are implemented in cooperation with the entity responsible for implementing the recommendations made by the SPT in the published visit report, be it the State party or the NPM.
- Non-governmental organizations if the proposed projects are implemented in cooperation with the entity responsible for implementing the recommendations made by the SPT in the published visit report, be it the State party or the NPM.
For more information, visit https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/OPCAT/Fund/Pages/Applications.aspx