10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT
01 June 2011
Meeting Summaries
Discusses program of work for future sessions
The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted its annual report following a discussion among Committee Experts. The annual report covers the period from 1 November 2010 to 3 June 2011 and the 45th and the 46th session.
The annual report, which was introduced by Committee member Nora Sveaass, notes that the membership of the Committee remained the same during the period covered by the report. The list of members with their term of office would appear in the annexes of the report.
Committee Members had participated in different meetings,…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS FOLLOW-UP TO COMMUNICATIONS AND CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
27 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning considered the issue of follow-up to concluding observations and recommendations and individual communications, hearing presentations by Committee members on each topic.
Presenting the report on follow-up to conclusions and recommendations, Committee Expert Felice Gaer, rapporteur on this topic, said that in 2003, prompted by a desire to ensure practical and clear cut results, the Committee established a procedure to follow-up to concluding observations. This procedure sought to enhance a State party’s…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF IRELAND
24 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Ireland 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 Monday, 23 May, the delegation, which was led by Sean Aylward, Secretary General, Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland, said that given the overall dire economic situation, Ireland was not in a position to restore funding that…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF IRELAND
23 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Ireland on the efforts of that country to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Sean Aylward, Secretary General, Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland, noted that the Criminal Justice Act of 2000 criminalized the act of torture with full extraterritorial jurisdiction. A public official or person acting at his or her instigation or with their consent or acquiescence,…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF MONACO
23 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Monaco to questions raised by Committee Experts on the combined fourth and fifth 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, 20 May, the delegation, which was led by Philippe Narmino, Director of Judicial Services of Monaco, said that in terms of the definition of torture, it was covered by other crimes such as grievous…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF MONACO
20 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report submitted by Monaco on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Philippe Narmino, Director of Judicial Services of Monaco, noted that since the previous reporting period, no act of torture was brought to the knowledge of the administration and no complaints of torture were recorded by the Monegasque authorities. Mr. Narmino highlighted new legislation, the Justice…
10 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF DELEGATION OF MAURITIUS
20 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Mauritius 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 Committee members on Thursday, 19 May, Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, noted that the Government was working to mainstream the various human rights mechanisms against torture…
10 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF MAURITIUS
19 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the third periodic report submitted by Mauritius on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Yatindra Nath Varma, Attorney General of Mauritius, noted that Mauritius was a party to all the major international human rights instruments and that the Government Programme of 2010 to 2105 would review the Constitution to strengthen democracy, promote nation building and further entrench the fundamental rights and…
10 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF DELEGATION OF FINLAND
19 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Finland 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 Committee members on Wednesday, 18 May, the delegation, which was led by Arto Kosonen, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, said that an explicit provision on torture in Finnish legislation was intended to be phrased so that it…
10 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS EXAMINATION OF REPORT OF FINLAND
18 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report submitted by Finland on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Arto Kosonen, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, said that an explicit definition of torture had been inserted into the Criminal Code which strengthened the absolute prohibition of torture under all circumstances and expressed the serious nature of the offence. There…
