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.