GENEVA (5 November 2021) — Bulgaria must ensure humane conditions for detained migrants, especially children, and that detention is carried out only when strictly necessary, UN rights experts have...
GENEVA (2 September 2021) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) calls on the authorities of Afghanistan to uphold the international obligations of the State, especially to the...
GENEVA (1 July 2021) — The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called on States to ensure that people deprived of liberty are included in national vaccination programmes against...
The Committee against Torture this afternoon held its brief sixty-ninth session, its first-ever remote and unusual session. Antti Korkeakivi,Chief of the Anti-Torture, Coordination and Funds Section,...
The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Niger on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other...
Committee against Torture 14 November 2019 Experts Raise Concerns about Self-Defence Groups Known as Koglweogo The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second...
Comité contre la torture Soixante-sixième session Compte rendu analytique de la 1722e séance Tenue au Palais Wilson, à Genève, le 24 avril 2019, à 10 heures Président(e) : M. Modvig La séance est...
GENEVA (25 April 2019) - The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on measures taken to implement...
UN’s Committee against Torture issues new guidelines on asylum seekers’ rights GENEVA (26 February 2018) – New guidelines developed by the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) aim to help...
This afternoon, the Committee against Torture completed the review of the second periodic report of Afghanistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other...