Over the past three years, the APT and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) have worked together to strengthen the role and capacity of African NHRIs to prevent torture. Training activities, held in six countries across the continent, have focused on how to monitor places of detention, investigate cases of torture, train public officials - especially the police - and to work to reduce the overwhelming number of people who are in prison while waiting for a trial.

The project has resulted in a number of impressive initiatives and activities by the participating NHRIs. In the final report, you will find numerous examples of the innovative and creative ways in which they have used their new skills and knowledge to more effectively prevent torture.

The publication includes reports from Algeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.