Vienna, 22 April 2009
The United Nations Information Service Vienna
invites you to a
Press Conference
with
Manfred Nowak
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
on
Torture and Criminal Justice
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Prison conditions around the world
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Torture, secret places of detention, extraordinary renditions in counter-terrorism operations
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Respect for Human Rights in drug control policies
Professor Nowak will be addressing the 18th Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on his activities as UN Special Rapporteur.
on
Friday, 24 April 2009, 11:30 hours
at the
Press Briefing Room CO3
Vienna International Centre
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For further information, please contact:
Sonja
Wintersberger, Information Officer, UNIS
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-3430
Mobile: (+43) (0) 699 1459-3430
Email:
sonja.wintersberger@unvienna.org
Accreditation: Please note that accreditation is required to attend the briefing; forms and criteria are available on
www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/media_accreditation.html or by writing to
veronika.crowe-mayerhofer@unvienna.org.
Journalists already accredited to the VIC do not need re-accreditation. Camera crews should inform of their participation latest by 16:00 hours, Thursday, 23 April 2009, by writing to
veronika.crowe-mayerhofer@unvienna.org.