Research On The Optional Protocol To The Convention Against Torture

In order to make up for the CAT’ watchdog, the limits of power for banning torture, the OPCAT consists of SPT, which will help the United Nations ban torture mechanism out of trouble fundamentally. The OPCAT content has two characteristics,namely SPT and NPM. The SPT’ three major tasks is to visit states detention places,to put forward advice and assistance to the NPM, and to cooperate with other international, regional and national organizations and institutions. There are four types of access: country visit, follow-up visits, the access to NPM, and to the OPCAT. NPM of independence for financial and operational, its functions and powers have mainly defines "torture", education training, report and international contact, etc., its power of supervision include all deprived of one’s liberty’ place. Collaboration with other parties is one of the development strategy of NPM, it’s just complement rather than replace the existing supervision system. Protocol also provisions torture victims recover problems specially, in order to maximize the CAT and OPCAT effectiveness of play.