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Permanent Council to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

  November 4, 2015

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a special meeting on Friday, November 6, 2015, at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) in the Simón Bolívar Room at the institution’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture.

Please consult the meeting’s agenda here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website.

Media contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: Permanent Council to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

WHEN: Friday, November 6, 2015, at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT)

WHERE: Simón Bolívar Room
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-189/15