Press release issued:
28 June 2018
This week the Law School's Human Rights Implementation Centre (HRIC), in collaboration with the University of London and the UK National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), hosted a workshop on the role and governance of lay visitors in monitoring places of detention in the UK.
The aim of the workshop was to explore some of the challenges faced by lay visitor bodies, in ensuring compliance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture in their visiting work. Opportunities for sharing good practice were also discussed.
Participants included a range of UK lay visitor bodies, as well as representatives from academia, the Association for the Prevention of Torture and UK NPM Coordinators.
The workshop follows a HRIC report commissioned by the UK NPM on lay visitor schemes. The findings from the report presented on the day.
Further information
The workshop was organised by Dr Judy Laing and Professor Rachel Murray (Human Rights Implementation Centre, University of Bristol) in collaboration with Professor Nick Hardwick (Royal Holloway, University of London) and the UK National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). The workshop was generously funded by an award from Policy Bristol and forms part of the HRIC’s ongoing collaborative engagement and impact related work with the UK NPM.
For further information on this event please contact the HRIC Executive Assistant suzanne.mills@bristol.ac.uk
