Outcome Document of OMCT's Conference on Children, Torture and Other Forms of Violence
Outcome Document of OMCT's Conference on Children, Torture and Other Forms of Violence
On November 30th 2001, the International Conference ofthe World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) on Children, Torture and OtherForms of Violence unanimously adopted the Tampere Declaration requesting, amongother things, the creation of new international mechanisms to address violenceagainst children and proposing a comment on an interpretation of the notion oftorture adapted to the specific needs of children.
The Conference was attended by 183 participants from 73countries representing a wide range of international and national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), as well as other organisations and observersfrom governments and intergovernmental organizations. The conference wasorganised by the World Organisation Against Torture in partnership with theMannerheim League for Child Welfare and with the support of the UN HighCommissioner for Human Rights.
The final Outcome Document of the Conference is now availablein English (soon in French and Spanish) and includes:
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the Tampere Declaration,
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6 regional plans of action,
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an interpretation of torture within the framework of the rights of the child,
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a draft mandate and scope of activities for a new Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Children,
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a draft framework for the UN Study on Violence Against Children.