Afghanistan
OPCAT ratification
17 April 2018
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State parties
11
Additional States signatories
78
Designated National Preventive Mechanisms
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- AL
Albania
OPCAT ratification
1 October 2023
NPM designated
People's Advocate (Avokati i Popullit)
- AR
Argentina
OPCAT ratification
15 November 2004
NPM designated
National Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- AM
Armenia
OPCAT ratification
14 September 1993
NPM designated
- au
Australia
OPCAT ratification
21 December 2017
NPM designated
- at
Austria
OPCAT ratification
4 December 2012
NPM designated
Austrian Ombudsman Board (Volksanwaltschaft)
- az
Azerbaijan
OPCAT ratification
28 January 2009
NPM designated
- BE
- bo
Bolivia
OPCAT ratification
23 May 2006
NPM designated
Ombudsman's Office of Bolivia
- BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
OPCAT ratification
24 October 2008
NPM designated
14 September 2023
- br
Brazil
OPCAT ratification
January 12, 2007
NPM designated
National System to Prevent and Combat Torture
- BG
Bulgaria
OPCAT ratification
1 June 2011
NPM designated
- bf
Burkina Faso
OPCAT ratification
7 July 2010
NPM designated
Commission nationale des droits humains
- BI
Burundi
OPCAT ratification
18 October 2013
NPM designated
Under consideration
- KH
Cambodia
OPCAT ratification
30 March 2007
NPM designated
Inter-governmental committee
- cv
Cape Verde
OPCAT ratification
1 April 2016
NPM designated
National Human Rights Commission
- CF
Central African Republic
OPCAT ratification
11 October 2016
- cl
Chile
OPCAT ratification
12 December 2008
NPM designated
National Human Rights Institute (Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos)
- cd
Congo, Democratic Republic of
OPCAT ratification
23 September 2010
NPM designated
Under Consideration
- cr
Costa Rica
OPCAT ratification
1 December 2005
NPM designated
Decentralised unit within Ombudsperson's Office (Defensoría de los Habitantes)
- hr
Croatia
OPCAT ratification
25 April 2005
NPM designated
Ombudswoman in cooperation with representatives of the academic community and human rights NGOs
- cy
Cyprus
OPCAT ratification
29 April 2009
NPM designated
- cz
Czech Republic
OPCAT ratification
10 July 2006
NPM designated
- dk
Denmark
OPCAT ratification
25 June 2004
NPM designated
Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, in collaboration with DIGNITY (NGO) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (National Human Rights Institution)
- ec
Ecuador
OPCAT ratification
20 July 2010
NPM designated
Ombudsperson's Office (Defensoría del Pueblo)
- ee
Estonia
OPCAT ratification
18 December 2006
NPM designated
- fi
Finland
OPCAT ratification
8 October 2014
NPM designated
- fr
France
OPCAT ratification
11 November 2008
NPM designated
General Controller of Places of Deprivation of Liberty (Contrôleur général des lieux de privation de liberté)
- de
Germany
OPCAT ratification
4 December 2008
NPM designated
- gr
Greece
OPCAT ratification
11 February 2014
NPM designated
- gt
Guatemala
OPCAT ratification
9 June 2008
- hn
Honduras
OPCAT ratification
23 May 2006
- hu
Hungary
OPCAT ratification
12 January 2012
NPM designated
- is
Iceland
OPCAT ratification
20 February 2019
NPM designated
- it
Italy
OPCAT ratification
3 April 2013
- kz
Kazakhstan
OPCAT ratification
22 October 2008
NPM designated
Commissioner for Human Rights, in cooperation with public monitoring commissions and civil society
- kg
Kyrgyzstan
OPCAT ratification
29 December 2008
- lv
Latvia
OPCAT ratification
10 December 2021
NPM designated
- lb
Lebanon
OPCAT ratification
22 December 2008
NPM designated
National Commission for Human Rights
- lr
Liberia
OPCAT ratification
22 September 2004
NPM designated
Under consideration
- li
Liechtenstein
OPCAT ratification
3 November 2006
NPM designated
Corrections Commission (Vollzugskommission)
- lt
Lithuania
OPCAT ratification
20 January 2014
NPM designated
Parliamentary Ombudsperson's Office (Seimas Ombudsmen's Office)
- lu
Luxembourg
OPCAT ratification
19 May 2010
NPM designated
Ombudsperson's Office (Médiateure du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg)
- mg
Madagascar
OPCAT ratification
21 September 2017
NPM designated
- mv
Maldives
OPCAT ratification
15 February 2006
NPM designated
- ml
Mali
OPCAT ratification
12 May 2005
NPM designated
National Human Rights Commission (Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme)
- mt
Malta
OPCAT ratification
24 September 2003
NPM designated
- mr
Mauritania
OPCAT ratification
3 October 2012
NPM designated
National Preventive Mechanism
- mu
Mauritius
OPCAT ratification
21 June 2005
NPM designated
- mx
Mexico
OPCAT ratification
11 April 2005
NPM designated
- md
Moldova
OPCAT ratification
24 July 2006
NPM designated
Council for the Prevention of Torture, composed of 7 members, including the Ombudsperson, the Ombudsperson for Children and 5 others.
- mn
Mongolia
OPCAT ratification
12 February 2015
NPM designated
- me
Montenegro
OPCAT ratification
6 March 2009
NPM designated
- ma
- eh
Morocco
OPCAT ratification
24 November 2014
NPM designated
National Human Rights Council (Conseil national des droits de l'Homme)
- mz
Mozambique
OPCAT ratification
1 July 2014
NPM designated
National Human Rights Commission (Comissão dos Direitos Humanos)
- nl
Netherlands
OPCAT ratification
28 September 2010
NPM designated
- nz
New Zealand
OPCAT ratification
14 March 2007
NPM designated
5 different bodies coordinated by the Human Rights Commission
- ni
Nicaragua
OPCAT ratification
25 February 2009
NPM designated
Ombudsperson's Office (Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos)
- ng
Nigeria
OPCAT ratification
27 July 2009
NPM designated
National Human Rights Commission
- mk
North Macedonia
OPCAT ratification
13 February 2009
NPM designated
- no
Norway
OPCAT ratification
27 June 2013
NPM designated
- py
Paraguay
OPCAT ratification
2 December 2005
- pe
Peru
OPCAT ratification
14 September 2006
NPM designated
Ombudsperson's Office (Defensoría del Pueblo)
- ph
Philippines
OPCAT ratification
17 April 2012
NPM designated
Under consideration
- pl
Poland
OPCAT ratification
14 September 2005
NPM designated
- pt
Portugal
OPCAT ratification
15 January 2013
NPM designated
Ombudsperson's Office (Provedor de Justiça)
- rw
Rwanda
OPCAT ratification
30 June 2015
NPM designated
- sn
Senegal
OPCAT ratification
18 October 2006
NPM designated
- RS
Serbia
OPCAT ratification
26 September 2006
NPM designated
Protector of Citizens, in cooperation with the ombudsperson's offices from the autonomous provinces and human rights associations
- sk
Slovakia
OPCAT ratification
19 September 2023
NPM designated
Public Defender of Rights (as Coordinator) and Commissioner for the Persons with Disabilities and the Commissioner for Children.
- si
Slovenia
OPCAT ratification
23 January 2007
NPM designated
Human Rights Ombudsman, in collaboration with NGOs (Slovenian Red Cross, Legal Information Center for NGOs, Primus Institute, Slovenian Federation of Pensioners' Organisations and Novi paradoks)
- za
South Africa
OPCAT ratification
20 June 2019
NPM designated
The South African Human Rights Commission to be joined, eventually, by other institutions following legislative reform.
- es
Spain
OPCAT ratification
4 April 2006
NPM designated
Ombudsperson's Office (Defensoría del Pueblo)
- lk
Sri Lanka
OPCAT ratification
5 December 2017
NPM designated
- se
Sweden
OPCAT ratification
14 September 2005
NPM designated
Parliamentary Ombudsmen (Riksdagens Ombudsmän)
- ch
Switzerland
OPCAT ratification
24 September 2009
NPM designated
National Commission for the Prevention of Torture (Commission nationale pour la prévention de la torture)
- tg
Togo
OPCAT ratification
20 July 2010
NPM designated
National Human Rights Commission (Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme)
- tn
Tunisia
OPCAT ratification
29 June 2011
NPM designated
- tr
Türkiye
OPCAT ratification
27 September 2011
NPM designated
- ua
Ukraine
OPCAT ratification
19 September 2006
NPM designated
Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights in collaboration with an Expert Council, human rights NGOs and individual monitors.
- gb
United Kingdom
OPCAT ratification
10 December 2003
NPM designated
UK NPM (includes 21 bodies coordinated by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons)
- uy
Uruguay
OPCAT ratification
8 December 2005
NPM designated
National Human Rights Institution and Ombuds Institution (Institución Nacional de Derechos Humanos y Defensoría del Pueblo)