Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Investigator Organization Participates in the Regional Conference of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Lebanon

On 11–12 January 2023, Dr. Ahmed Miran, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy (IOL), participated in the Regional Conference of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), held in Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).
Throughout the two-day conference, participants engaged in productive discussions and exchanged experiences on the main challenges and successful models related to National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) in Arab countries. The conference also explored the role of regional mechanisms in supporting member states and complementing international human rights mechanisms.
The conference concluded with a proposal to develop a regional Arab strategy aimed at encouraging Arab countries to accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
During the visit, Dr. Ahmed Miran met with Ms. Sozan Jabbour, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), where he expressed the readiness of the Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy (IOL) to cooperate with and support civil society organizations in the fields of awareness-raising and capacity-building related to the prevention of torture.
As part of the visit, Dr. Ahmed Miran also met with Ms. Gulsen Saghlam, President of the Basma International Foundation, one of the active civil society organizations in Lebanon. The meeting focused on opportunities for future cooperation and the exchange of expertise between the two organizations.