- Torture - Human Rights Watch
The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in times of
- Torture | OHCHR
The eradication of torture worldwide was one of the major commitments taken up by the United Nations only a few years after its establishment UN Human Rights takes part in this commitment by supporting the work of the Special Rapporteur on torture, the Committee against Torture, and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture We also support the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, which
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading . . .
Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world, Have agreed as follows:
- Special Rapporteur on torture | OHCHR
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment About the mandate The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in resolution 1985 33, decided to appoint an expert for one year, a special rapporteur, to examine questions relevant to torture
- Committee against Torture | OHCHR
The Committee against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this
- Microsoft Word - Manual on the definition of torture. rev. 2010. doc
I Torture under International Law Many acts, conducts or events may be viewed as torture in certain circumstances, while they will not be viewed as torture in some other situations In fact, there is no single definition existing under international law but most international dispositions and bodies tend to agree on four constitutive elements of torture, as further explained in the first part
- Rwanda: Torture, Ill-Treatment in Detention - Human Rights Watch
For decades, Rwandan authorities have subjected detainees, in both official and unofficial detention facilities, to ill-treatment and torture, with no accountability
- Russia: UN torture expert calls for urgent medical care for Crimean . . .
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, today urged Russian authorities to provide immediate and comprehensive medical care to several Ukrainian civilian detainees, originally from Crimea, who are currently being held in Russia
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