This response to the European Commission’s public consultation process was submitted on
behalf of the United Against Torture Consortium (UATC), which comprises the Association
for the Prevention of Torture (APT), the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture
Victims (IRCT), the International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of
Torture (FIACAT), the Omega Research Foundation, REDRESS, and the World Organisation
Against Torture (OMCT).