Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Mauritania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, and Chile The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its sixty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Mauritania,…

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Belarus, Czech Republic, Norway, Qatar, Senegal and Tajikistan The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Belarus, Czech Republic, Norway,…

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda and Timor-Leste The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-second session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, Panama and Paraguay The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-first session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland,…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan and Republic of Korea The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixtieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Kuwait, Honduras, Burundi and Mongolia The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Kuwait, Honduras, Burundi and Mongolia on…

The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its fifty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of France, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the Philippines and Israel on their implementation of the provisions of the Convention against…

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-…