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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia, Niger, Portugal and Uzbekistan The Committee against Torture this morning closed its sixty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia,…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS FOLLOW-UP TO CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPRISALS

The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Abdelwahab Hani, Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE REVIEWS REPORT OF NIGER, EXPERTS URGE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN COUNTER-TERRORISM AND MIGRATION CONTEXTS

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Niger on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, during which Experts urged the adoption of a…
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DETENTION CONDITIONS AND INTER-PRISONER VIOLENCE IN LATVIA FLAGGED BY EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Latvia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Committee Members’ questions focused…
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EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT RACIALLY MOTIVATED POLICE VIOLENCE AND DETENTION CONDITIONS IN DIALOGUE WITH PORTUGAL

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Portugal on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Committee Members raised…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE’S DIALOGUE WITH CYPRUS CENTERS ON DETENTION CONDITIONS AND FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL SAFEGUARDS

The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Cyprus on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Committee Experts raised concerns about…
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EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE URGE BURKINA FASO TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE COMBATTING TERRORISM AND INSECURITY

Experts Raise Concerns about Self-Defence Groups Known as Koglweogo The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Burkina Faso on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…
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IN DIALOGUE WITH UZBEKISTAN, COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXPERTS URGE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION AND FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Committee Experts also Flag Situation of Human Rights Defenders The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE OPENS ITS SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its sixty-eighth session, hearing a statement by Kyle Ward, Director a.i. of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Representative of the Secretary-General. The Committee…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo The Committee against Torture this morning closed its sixty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo, on the…