Status
UNCAT ratification date
18 March 1996
OPCAT ratification date
23 September 2010
NPM designated
Under Consideration
The Democratic Republic of Congo ratified the OPCAT in September 2010 during the UN Treaty Event in New York.
The designation of a National Preventive Mechanism is under consideration. The possibility of designating the existing National Human Rights Commission as the NPM is under discussion.
The SPT member who is the SPT Focal Point for the Democratic Republic of the Congo is available here.