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

    ***

    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.