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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
16 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon held its annual meeting with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to discuss their common obligation to prevent torture, the two bodies evolving approach to their work and looking to the future, and information sharing and coordination between them.
Opening the meeting, Malcolm Evans, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, said the Subcommittee was pleased to play host to this meeting at the Palais des Nations and looked forward to enjoying the reciprocated hospitality by the…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF BELARUS
14 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Belarus to questions raised by Committee Experts on the fourth 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 a series of questions raised by the Committee members on Friday, 11 November, the delegation of Belarus, which was led by Mikhail Khvostov, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations Office at Geneva, stressed the important difference between the legal and illegal…
9 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF BELARUS
11 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report submitted by Belarus on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Mikhail Khvostov, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations at Geneva, said that Belarus recognized the principles of international law, and the forbiddance of torture or inhuman and degrading treatment was insured by the Constitution. There was no specific definition of torture in…
9 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF MADAGASCAR
11 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Madagascar to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial 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 a series of questions raised by the Committee members on Thursday, 10 November, the delegation of Madagascar, which was led by Honore Parfait Razafinjatovo, Director General of Programmes and Resources at the Ministry of Justice, talked about various issues ranging from the role…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF MADAGASCAR
10 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report submitted by Madagascar on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Honore Parfait Razafinjatovo, Director General of Programmes and Resources at the Ministry of Justice, said that despite the ongoing political crisis since 2009, Madagascar had upheld international obligations by regularly presenting reports to the human rights treaties it had ratified. The new Prime…
9 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF BULGARIA
10 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Bulgaria to questions raised by Committee Experts on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports 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 a series of questions raised by the Committee members on Wednesday, 9 November, the delegation, led by Dimiter Tzantchev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, confirmed that the Ministry of Interior had investigated cases of torture, which had…
9 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF BULGARIA
09 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports submitted by Bulgaria on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Dimiter Tzantchev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the 1991 Constitution of Bulgaria prohibited acts criminalized in the Convention against Torture, specifically stipulating that “no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF SRI LANKA
09 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Sri Lanka to questions raised by Committee Experts on the combined third and fourth periodic reports 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 a series of questions raised by the Committee members on Wednesday, 7 November, the delegation of Sri Lanka, which was led by Mohan Pieris, President’s Counsel and Senior Legal Advisor to the Cabinet on Legal Affairs, spoke at length on the legal…
9 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF SRI LANKA
08 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic reports submitted by Sri Lanka on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Mohan Pieris, President’s Counsel and Senior Legal Advisor to the Cabinet on Legal Affairs, said that in May 2009 the 30-year terrorist conflict was defeated and the task of rebuilding a fractured nation commenced. Despite grave atrocities committed by non-State actors, Sri…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF GERMANY
08 November 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Germany to questions raised by Committee Experts on the 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 a series of questions raised by the Committee members on Friday 4 November, the delegation, led by Almut Wittling-Vogel, Head of the Directorate for International and European Law at the Federal Ministry of Justice, said that the Convention was directly applicable law in Germany and binding for…
