Knowledge & Research Development Strategy A strategic
decision to foster Research The need to build capacity in both
clinical and non- clinical staff in member centres to design and
conduct formal research using the data that is within their
practice to further evidenced-informed practice in the movement
overall Broad definition of research and the types of research
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Knowledge & Research Development strategy continued IRCT
wants to identify gaps and opportunities identify priority areas of
research Incorporate lessons learned from the Data in the Fight
against Impunity project Develop and agree on research methods
protocol, design standards and practices Develop a research good
practices guide for report writing, appropriate and ethical use of
images and verbal documentation etc
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1.Research A.Global programming CAT General Comment 3 Project Carry
out the research and analysis needed to determine the contents and
scope of the standards identified under CAT General Comment 3, so
that states may be held accountable to their commitments under the
UN Convention against Torture Data in the Fight Against Impunity
(DFI project) Started in April 2014 and will last 36 months, 11
partner centres Strengthen and harmonise the capacity of
rehabilitation centres to collect clinical data and use them for
producing human rights outputs to support anti-impunity work.
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Independent Forensic Expert Group (IFEG) collection of Medico-legal
reports (MLRs) B.State of the right to rehabilitation C.Fellowships
Resident fellowship programme Local fellowship programme Clinical
support programme D.Events Symposia global scientific symposium
2016 Annual Conference Expert meetings
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What is needed to develop & disseminate knowledge &
research? 2.Resources B.Documentation centre & library DOCU at
Dignity, link member centres directly to DOCU 3.Communications
A.Publications Torture Journal Reports, storylines and occasional
paper Historical archives Image library B.Web and social Media
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What is needed to develop & disseminate knowledge &
research? News updates and statements Blogs Podcasts Webcasts
Newsletters Media Monitoring, web monitoring, member sites, press
clippings Social media routines C.Campaigning 26 June Campaign 10
December UN International Human Rights day D.Social
mobilization
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Advocacy Strategy Main advocacy focus of the IRCT is to
influence the implementation of the right to rehabilitation of
torture survivors building on CAT General Comment 3. Requires
further global recognition of the right to rehabilitation, further
conceptualization of its components and its full implementation at
national level
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Advocacy Strategy continued A.The Right to Rehabilitation
1.Advocacy strategy B.Policy and Legislation 1.Domestic
Interventions a)Strengthening national advocacy strategies
b)Leveraging UN and regional recommendations for domestic change
c)Promoting early identification of torture survivors in asylum
proceedings d)Istanbul protocol
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2.Regional human rights systems a)Africa b)Asia does not have a
regional human rights mechanism like other regions focus on ASEAN
Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) c)Europe
d)Latin America e)MENA 3.United Nations Organizations 4.European
Union 5.Donors 6.Civil Society and professional organizations
Advocacy Strategy continued
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C.Jurisprudence 1.Case support a)Medico-legal Reports, expert
opinions b)Secretariat to the Independent Forensic Expert Group
(IFEG) c)Support activities to case interventions d)Psychosocial
support to survivors/victims e)Promotion of judicial decisions
2.Compensation Fund Advocacy Strategy continued
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Asia Regional Strategy? What are the priorities for Asia/IRCT
Asian Member Centres? How would an Asian Regional Strategy look
taking in to consideration IRCT Global Strategy Framework What, if
anything, is missing from IRCT GS?
