- 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
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading . . .
Each State Party shall ensure that education and information regarding the prohibition against torture are fully included in the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody, interrogation or treatment of any individual subjected to any form 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
- Special Rapporteur on torture | OHCHR
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, addresses the crime of hostage-taking from the perspective of the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, with a view to reinvigorating international engagement on the issue; reinforcing international
- Relator Especial sobre la tortura | OHCHR
En el presente informe, la Relatora Especial sobre la tortura y otros tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes, Alice Jill Edwards, presenta su resumen anual de las tendencias y la evolución globales, en consonancia con el párrafo 1 g) de la resolución 52 7 del Consejo de Derechos Humanos, así como un estudio temático centrado en las buenas prácticas y los retos en materia de
- Manual on the definition of torture. rev. 2010 - UN Human Rights Office
official is torture, such act inflicted “with the consent or acquiesce” of the same public official, is a more delicate issue 3 European Court of Human Rights, “The Greek case”, Danemark v Greece, Communication 3321 67 4 M Novak, UN Convention against Torture, A commentary, Oxford Commentaries on International Law,
- “They Threw Me in the Water and Beat Me”
The 22-page report, “‘They Threw Me in the Water and Beat Me’: The Need for Accountability for Torture in Rwanda,” documents torture and ill-treatment by prison officials and detainees in
- Subcommittee on prevention of torture | OHCHR
The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) is a new kind of treaty body in the United Nations human rights system It has a preventive mandate focused on a proactive approach to preventing torture and ill treatment
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