Cecilia de Armas

OMCT Global Torture Index Coordinator, World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Switzerland

Cecilia de Armas is the Coordinator of the Global Torture Index at the OMCT. Before joining OMCT, she worked at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia, as an Associate in Security and Peace, where she focused on human rights, security and human rights defenders. She previously worked in Brussels in human rights, rule of law and civic space at the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and at Open Society European Policy Institute. Cecilia holds an LL.M in International Human Rights Law (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations (University of the Republic, Uruguay).

Honest Ofor

Senior Programme Officer, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, Nigeria

Mr. Honest Munachiso Offor is a Senior Programme Officer at Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA). He holds a Master's Degree in Conflict Security and Development from the Nigerian Defence Academy, as well as a Master's in Human Rights and International Politics from the University of Glasgow. He is also an alumnus of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
In 2021, he presented Nigeria's Alternative Civil Society Report on the Situation of Torture before the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) in Geneva. He currently serves on the Research Committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT).
Honest led the Effective Implementation of Non-custodial Measures Project in Nigeria, a European Union-supported initiative under the British Council’s Rule of Law and Anti-corruption (RoLAC) Programme. This project established a foundational framework for the implementation of community corrections—a historic first in Nigeria's criminal justice system.
He is also a recognized capacity-building expert and has facilitated training sessions for key government institutions, including the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, and various tertiary institutions.

Ángel María Salvador Ferrer

Coordinador, Prevención de la Tortura, Documenta, Mexico

Ángel María Salvador Ferrer has served as Programme Coordinator in the Prevention of Torture, within the Analysis and Action for Social Justice Unit, since 2018. Previously, at Documenta, he worked as a Researcher in the promotion and implementation of projects in the Prison System and Social Reintegration Programme and in the Disability Programme, as well as in the diagnosis of human rights situations.
He specialises in developing innovative solutions to address the lack of judicial protection for people affected by complex and high-impact criminal phenomena. Recognising that the inaccessibility of justice is a multifaceted challenge, he advocates for a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach that integrates legal sciences, data, social sciences, communication, and the arts. His goal is to empower people to become active agents and self-managers of their own demands and rights.