APT

The first Memorandum of Understanding between the IOI and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) was signed in February 2018. After this MoU expired, both the IOI and the APT agreed to continue their fruitful cooperation and to sign a new MoU on 14 May 2024.

The APT was founded in 1977 by the Swiss banker and lawyer Jean-Jacques Gautier. Over the past 40 years, the APT has developed a unique global overview and expertise in all aspects of the prevention of torture. It promotes transparency in all places where people are deprived of liberty and supports governments, justice systems and National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) to take effective actions to prevent torture and other ill-treatment.