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- Volker Türk, High Commissioner
- Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner
- Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General
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Past High Commissioners
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria, Chile, 2018-2022
- Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Jordan, 2014-2018
- Ms. Navanethem Pillay, South Africa, 2008-2014
- Ms. Louise Arbour, Canada, 2004-2008
- Bertrand Ramcharan (Acting High Commissioner)
- Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Brazil, 2002-2003
- Mrs. Mary Robinson, Ireland, 1997-2002
- Mr. José Ayala-Lasso, Ecuador, 1994-1997
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Trust funds
- Special Fund of the OPCAT
- UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
- UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation
- UN Voluntary Fund on Contemporary Slavery
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UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
- Mandate
- About the Fund’s assistance for victims
- Board of Trustees
- How the Fund is managed
- Reports
- Activities
- 40th anniversary
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Videos
- Feature stories
- How to apply for an annual grant
- Annual grant cycle
- How to report on a grant
- Emergency grants
- How to contribute to the Fund
- Group of Friends
- Evaluation
- Memorial
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About Us
-
About UN Human Rights
- Mandate
- Mission
-
The High Commissioner
- Volker Türk, High Commissioner
- Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner
- Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General
-
Past High Commissioners
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria, Chile, 2018-2022
- Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Jordan, 2014-2018
- Ms. Navanethem Pillay, South Africa, 2008-2014
- Ms. Louise Arbour, Canada, 2004-2008
- Bertrand Ramcharan (Acting High Commissioner)
- Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Brazil, 2002-2003
- Mrs. Mary Robinson, Ireland, 1997-2002
- Mr. José Ayala-Lasso, Ecuador, 1994-1997
- Past Deputy High Commissioners
- Past Assistant Secretaries-General
- What we do
- Where we work
-
Funding and budget
- Our donors
- Funding trends
-
Trust funds
- Special Fund of the OPCAT
- UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
- UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation
- UN Voluntary Fund on Contemporary Slavery
-
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
- Mandate
- About the Fund’s assistance for victims
- Board of Trustees
- How the Fund is managed
- Reports
- Activities
- 40th anniversary
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Videos
- Feature stories
- How to apply for an annual grant
- Annual grant cycle
- How to report on a grant
- Emergency grants
- How to contribute to the Fund
- Group of Friends
- Evaluation
- Memorial
The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture counts on the support of a committed Group of Friends. A State initiative established in 2019, the Group aims to promote the right to redress for victims of torture worldwide and to mobilize support for the Fund.
Co-chairs:
- Germany
- Peru
Other founding members:
- Argentina
- Austria
- Chile
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Norway
- Switzerland
- United States of America
Statements:
- Launch (19 March 2019)
- 26 June 2020
- 26 June 2021