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Jul 31, 2025 · The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in a
https://www.ohchr.org/en/topic/torture
Nov 21, 2025 · The eradication of torture worldwide was one of the major commitments taken up by the United Nations only a few years after its establishment. UN Human Rights takes
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Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world, Have agreed as follows:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-torture
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment About the mandate The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in resolution 1985/33,
https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2025/11/everyday-essential-life-free-torture
Nov 21, 2025 · When her son was wrongfully detained, Andrea Casamento discovered a prison system in Argentina marked by lack of visibility, violence and silence. Two decades later
https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/experiences-and-perspectives-victims-and-survivors-torture-and-other-cruel
Sep 22, 2025 · BackgroundThe Special Rapporteur’s next report will explore the experiences and perspectives of victims and survivors of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degra
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I. Torture under International Law Many acts, conducts or events may be viewed as torture in certain circumstances, while they will not be viewed as torture in some other situation
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The Committee against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading …
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Feb 9, 2024 · The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) is a new kind of treaty body in the United Nations huma
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Apr 30, 2025 · The 104-page report, “Punished for Seeking Change: Killings, Enforced Disappearances and Arbitrary Detention Following Venezuela’s 2024 Election,” documents