Torture | OHCHR Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; violations of international norms and standards on the use of force; gender-based violence, intimidation; rehabilitation and redress for victims; solitary confinement; counterterrorism measures
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
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
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
Relator Especial sobre la tortura | OHCHR Declaración en vídeo del Relator Especial sobre la tortura en un acto organizado por el Consejo Nacional de Derechos Humanos y la Dirección General de Seguridad Nacional de Marruecos, sobre "normas y prácticas para la prevención de la tortura y otros tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes durante la detención, el interrogatorio y la custodia", que tuvo lugar el 20 de septiembre
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
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading . . . In 1948, the international community condemned torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly In 1975, responding to vigorous activity by non-governmental organiza-tions (NGOs), the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and
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