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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF GABON
08 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report submitted by Gabon on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Eric Dodo Bounguendza, Director-General for Human Rights at the Ministry of Justice of Gabon, said while the notion of torture was only enshrined in adjectival form in the Constitution, it was included in article 253 of the Criminal Code which dealt with arrest, detention or abduction in cases of corporal torture. Gabon had taken…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS REPLIES OF TAJIKISTAN
08 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the replies of Tajikistan to questions raised by Committee Experts on the second periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Responding to questions raised by Committee members on Wednesday, 7 November, the delegation of Tajikistan, led by Sherkhon Salimzoda, Prosecutor General of Tajikistan, said that places of detention were monitored and pre-trial detention situations were assessed on a regular basis.…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF TAJIKISTAN
07 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report submitted by Tajikistan on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Sherkhon Salimzoda, Prosecutor General of Tajikistan, said the country had tried to guarantee the respect of human rights ever since its independence. After a five-year civil war which killed 150,000 people and prompted more than 1 million to become refugees, several years were needed to…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS REPLIES OF SENEGAL
07 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the replies of Senegal to questions raised by Committee Experts on the third periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Responding to questions raised by Committee members on Tuesday, 6 November, the delegation of Senegal, led by Fodé Seck, the Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said whenever periods of custody were extended, individuals were informed of…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF SENEGAL
06 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the third periodic report submitted by Senegal on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Fodé Seck, the Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Senegal had incorporated the Convention against Torture into its Criminal Code and had strengthened the promotion and protection of human rights in the country by adopting new provisions in the Criminal Code…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS REPLIES OF QATAR
06 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the replies of Qatar to questions raised by Committee Experts on the second periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Responding to questions raised by Committee members on Monday, 5 November, the delegation of Qatar, led by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Jabr Al Thani, Minister’s Assistant for International Cooperation Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, said the State party was committed to…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF QATAR
05 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the second periodic report submitted by Qatar on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Jabr Al Thani, Minister’s Assistant for International Cooperation Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, said Qatar did not engage in or hide any acts of torture, and the culture of impunity had no place in its legal system. This was not just an abstract legal…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS REPLIES OF NORWAY
02 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the replies of Norway to questions raised by Committee members on the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Responding to questions raised by Experts on Thursday, 1 November, the delegation of Norway, led by Tonje Meinich, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Norway, said it was a matter of concern that the Committee drew the conclusion that…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF NORWAY
01 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report submitted by Norway on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Tonje Meinich, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Norway, said Parliament had appointed a commission in 2009 to strengthen statutory national human rights by enshrining central human rights in the constitution. The commission had proposed to give…
8 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS REPLIES OF MEXICO
01 November 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the replies of Mexico to questions raised by Committee Experts on the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Responding to questions raised by Committee members on Tuesday, 30 October, the delegation of Mexico, led by Ruth Villanueva, Deputy Prosecutor for Human Rights, Crime Prevention and Community Services of Mexico, explained that the preventive detention known as “arraigo” was…
