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MEDIA ALERT

12 February 2002

The Executive Director of the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), Adv Karen McKenzie, will be participating in a workshop to draft a plan of action for the prevention of torture in Africa, on 12-14 February 2002, at the BMW Pavilion, V&A, Waterfront Cape Town.

The workshop is hosted by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), based in Switzerland and the African Human Rights Commission.

Adv McKenzie will be presenting a paper on control mechanisms to prevent torture on the morning of 13 February 2002- the paper will focus on the prevention of police torture.

Date: 13 February 2002
Venue: BMW Pavilion, V&A, Waterfront, Cape Town
Time: 09h00

Adv McKenzie has been chosen as a member of the South African observer mission to Zimbabwe. She departs for Zimbabwe on Sunday, 03 March 2002.

For enquiries contact:
ICD National Spokesperson
Steve Mabona
082 809 1927