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The Special Fund of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
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About UN Human Rights
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- Mission
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The High Commissioner
- Volker Türk, High Commissioner
- Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner
- Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General
-
Past High Commissioners
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria, Chile, 2018-2022
- Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Jordan, 2014-2018
- Ms. Navanethem Pillay, South Africa, 2008-2014
- Ms. Louise Arbour, Canada, 2004-2008
- Bertrand Ramcharan (Acting High Commissioner)
- Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Brazil, 2002-2003
- Mrs. Mary Robinson, Ireland, 1997-2002
- Mr. José Ayala-Lasso, Ecuador, 1994-1997
- Past Deputy High Commissioners
- Past Assistant Secretaries-General
- What we do
- Where we work
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Funding and budget
- Our donors
- Funding trends
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Trust funds
- Special Fund of the OPCAT
- UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
- UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation
- UN Voluntary Fund on Contemporary Slavery
-
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
- Mandate
- About the Fund’s assistance for victims
- Board of Trustees
- How the Fund is managed
- Reports
- Activities
- 40th anniversary
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Videos
- Feature stories
- How to apply for an annual grant
- Annual grant cycle
- How to report on a grant
- Emergency grants
- How to contribute to the Fund
- Group of Friends
- Evaluation
- Memorial
The Special Fund is managed by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in conformity with the United Nations Financial Rules and Regulations and the relevant policies and procedures declared by the Secretary-General.
The OPCAT Special Fund Working Group of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, representing the SPT (hereinafter “SPT Working Group”), advises the High Commissioner for Human Rights through the Grants Committee on the administration of the Fund.
SPT OPCAT Special Fund Working Group
The Working Group is currently composed of the following SPT members:
- Ms. Suzanne JABBOUR, Chair
- Ms. Patricia ARIAS
- Ms. Marija DEFINIS-GOJANOVIC
- Mr. Satyabhooshun Gupt DOMAH
- Mr. Juan Pablo VEGAS
Terms of reference and working methods of SPT Working Group (PDF)