The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) is an international treaty which was adopted by an overwhelming majority at the UN General Assembly in 2002. The purpose of the Optional Protocol is to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. To this end, the Optional Protocol advocates the establishment of a system of regular visits to be undertaken by independent international and local bodies to institutions where persons are deprived of their liberty. The objective of these visits is to prevent torture and improve the conditions of prisons and detention centers.

Combatting trafficking of women and children in the Philippines - a TUCP/Solidarity Center anti-trafficking project - Diliman, Quezon City.

Primers, FAQs, statements and other issuances by the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) on human rights issues and other legal and constitutional matters.