In this oral statement to the 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (15th November to Sunday, 5th December 2021), APT with the support of our partners the Anti-Torture Initiative (ATI), and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), presented the newly launched Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering – also known as the Méndez Principles, and sought for support for dissemination from the ACHPR.