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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS SPRING SESSION

Committee reviewed the reports of Slovenia, Kuwait, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Finland, Mauritius, Monaco and Ireland The Committee against Torture concluded the work of its forty-sixth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Slovenia, Kuwait, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Finland, Mauritius, Monaco…

19 November 2010

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-FIFTH SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mongolia and Turkey The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-fifth session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia,…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-FOURTH SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of France, Cameroon, Jordan, Switzerland, Syria, Liechtenstein and Austria and Finalizes Conclusions on Yemen The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-fourth session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from…

20 November 2009

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-THIRD SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Slovakia, El Salvador, Spain, Azerbaijan, Colombia and Republic of Moldova and Provisional Conclusions on Report of Yemen The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-third session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-SECOND SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Chad, Chile, Honduras, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua and Philippines The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-second session this afternoon, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Chad, Chile, Honduras, Israel…

21 November 2008

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-FIRST SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Lithuania, Serbia, Kazakhstan, China, Montenegro, Belgium and Kenya The Committee against Torture today concluded its forty-first session, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Lithuania, Serbia, Kazakhstan, China (…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTIETH SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Australia, Sweden, Algeria, Costa Rica, Indonesia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Zambia and Iceland The Committee against Torture today concluded its fortieth session after adopting its annual report to the General Assembly and issuing its…

23 November 2007

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-NINTH SESSION

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Latvia, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Norway, Portugal and Benin as well as General Comment on Article 2 The Committee against Torture today concluded its thirty-ninth session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Latvia,…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Denmark, Luxembourg, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Japan and Poland The Committee against Torture today concluded its thirty-eighth session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Denmark, Luxembourg, Italy, the…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF ITALY

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Italy 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.…