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

• Prison conditions around the world
• Torture, secret places of detention, extraordinary renditions in counter-terrorism operations
• 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.