General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent torture and ill-treatment under Article 2 of the UN Convention against Torture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention canonical | 2 |
| General Comment No. 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention Context triple: [Committee against Torture, subjectOf, General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention]
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A.
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent refoulement to countries where individuals risk torture.
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B.
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
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C.
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional protocol that broadens the prohibition of discrimination by introducing a general, free-standing ban on discrimination in the enjoyment of any right set forth by law.
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D.
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that strengthens individual rights in areas such as procedural safeguards in expulsion, the right to appeal in criminal matters, compensation for wrongful conviction, and equality between spouses.
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E.
First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention Target entity description: General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent torture and ill-treatment under Article 2 of the UN Convention against Torture.
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A.
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent refoulement to countries where individuals risk torture.
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B.
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
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C.
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional protocol that broadens the prohibition of discrimination by introducing a general, free-standing ban on discrimination in the enjoyment of any right set forth by law.
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D.
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights is an additional treaty that strengthens individual rights in areas such as procedural safeguards in expulsion, the right to appeal in criminal matters, compensation for wrongful conviction, and equality between spouses.
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E.
First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UN human rights treaty body document
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authoritative interpretative document ⓘ general comment ⓘ |
| addresses |
effective measures of prevention of torture
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obligation of States parties to combat impunity for torture and ill-treatment ⓘ obligation of States parties to ensure prompt and impartial investigations of torture and ill-treatment ⓘ obligation of States parties to ensure safeguards for persons deprived of liberty ⓘ obligation of States parties to ensure training of law enforcement and other officials ⓘ obligation of States parties to prevent refoulement to a risk of torture or ill-treatment ⓘ obligation of States parties to provide effective remedies and reparation to victims ⓘ systemic and structural measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Committee against Torture ⓘ |
| adoptedInContextOf |
United Nations treaty bodies
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surface form:
United Nations human rights treaty body system
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| appliesTo | States parties to the Convention against Torture ⓘ |
| author | Committee against Torture ⓘ |
| basedOn | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ |
| clarifies |
non-derogable nature of the prohibition of torture
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obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish acts of torture and ill-treatment ⓘ obligation to prevent acts that constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ obligation to prevent cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ obligation to prevent torture in all contexts of custody or control ⓘ obligation to prevent torture in any territory under a State party’s jurisdiction ⓘ obligations of States parties under article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ relationship between article 2 and other provisions of the Convention against Torture ⓘ requirement of effective legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures to prevent torture ⓘ responsibility of States parties for acts of torture and ill-treatment by non-State actors when they fail to exercise due diligence ⓘ scope of the obligation to prevent torture ⓘ |
| function |
assists States parties in implementing obligations under article 2 of the Convention against Torture
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guides interpretation of article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Committee against Torture ⓘ |
| language | United Nations official languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authoritative but not legally binding in the same way as the Convention text ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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surface form:
United Nations system for the prevention of torture
international human rights law ⓘ obligations erga omnes to prevent torture ⓘ prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ prohibition of torture ⓘ |
| shortName |
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
General Comment No. 2
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| subjectOf | implementation of article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ |
| title | General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention self-link ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Committee against Torture in its consideration of State party reports
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States parties in drafting and revising legislation and policies on torture prevention ⓘ courts and other bodies as interpretative guidance on article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention Description of subject: General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent torture and ill-treatment under Article 2 of the UN Convention against Torture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Committee against Torture
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subjectOf
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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
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title
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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
self-link
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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
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shortName
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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
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this entity surface form:
General Comment No. 2