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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION
09 December 2015
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Adopts Recommendations on Reports of Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan, Austria, Denmark, China, including Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and Jordan
The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Liechtenstein,…
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UN TORTURE PREVENTION BODY’S COUNTRY VISITS FOR 2016 – AGENDA INCLUDES TUNISIA, UKRAINE, MEXICO AND NIGER
25 November 2015
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GENEVA (25 November 2015) – Tunisia, Ukraine, Mexico and Niger are among the countries the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) plans to visit in 2016.
The SPT’s role is to prevent and eliminate torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment of…
9 years 7 months ago
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UN TORTURE PREVENTION BODY IN FIRST VISIT TO ITALY
14 September 2015
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GENEVA (Issued as received) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will conduct its first visit to Italy from 16 to 22 September 2015 to assess the treatment and conditions of detention of migrants, as well as the safeguards for their protection against torture and ill-treatment.
The SPT delegation is due to visit a…
9 years 8 months ago
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION
14 August 2015
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Adopts Recommendations on Reports of Iraq, Slovakia and Switzerland
The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Iraq, Slovakia and Switzerland on their implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other…
9 years 11 months ago
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION
15 May 2015
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Adopts Recommendations on Reports of Colombia, Congo, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia, Spain and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Colombia, Congo, Luxembourg, New Zealand,…
