Adopts Recommendations on Reports of Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan, Austria, Denmark, China, including Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and Jordan The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations…

GENEVA (25 November 2015) – Tunisia, Ukraine, Mexico and Niger are among the countries the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) plans to visit in 2016. The SPT’s role is to prevent and eliminate torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment of…

GENEVA (Issued as received) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will conduct its first visit to Italy from 16 to 22 September 2015 to assess the treatment and conditions of detention of migrants, as well as the safeguards for their protection against torture and ill-…

Adopts Recommendations on Reports of Iraq, Slovakia and Switzerland The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Iraq, Slovakia and Switzerland on their implementation of the provisions of…

Adopts Recommendations on Reports of Colombia, Congo, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia, Spain and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports…