The Committee against Torture is a human rights organization that investigates cases of torture. It was formed in 2000 in order to encourage the office of prosecutors to take active actions in solving this type of crime and bring perpetrators to account. The most well-known cases of the Committee are the Mikheev case that resulted in founding Russia responsible for the use of torture, and the investigation of the facts of mass beating of Blagoveshchensk residents. The Committee against Torture is also engaged in the protection of human rights in the North Caucasus.

After being declared as a 'foreign agent' in January 2015, the organization self-liquidated. Its members created the 'Committee for the Prevention of Torture' and the 'Bureau of Public Investigation'.

At the moment, the 'Committee against Torture' works as an unregistered public organization without a legal entity and a current account.

Name
'Committee against Torture'
Field of activity
Human rights organizations with a wide range of causes

Recognitions

Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2015
Inclusion date
16.01.2015
Reason for recognition
According to the Committee's director Igor Kalyapin, the reason was that the Committee for the Prevention of Torture received donations from the Russian citizens who work in the organizations that receive foreign fundings.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (13.09.2016)

Chronology

  1. Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
  2. Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
Human Rights Activists