UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199

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UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 is the formal UNGA decision that established the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, creating an international system of regular visits to places of detention to prevent torture and ill-treatment.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument
adoptedAtSession 57th session of the United Nations General Assembly
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedInCity New York City
adoptedInCountry United States of America
adoptionDate 2002-12-18
adoptionMethod resolution adopted by the General Assembly
aimsTo prevent ill-treatment in places of detention
prevent torture
basedOnInstrument Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
belongsToCategory United Nations General Assembly resolutions
surface form: United Nations General Assembly resolutions on human rights
category United Nations human rights instrument
treaty-establishing resolution
concerns places of detention
treatment of persons deprived of liberty
createsMechanism Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
international system of regular visits to places of detention
national preventive mechanisms
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
documentSymbol A/RES/57/199
establishes Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
surface form: OPCAT

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
geographicalScope global
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalEffect opened Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture for signature
legalNature optional protocol to a human rights treaty
linkedBody Committee against Torture
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
monitoringApproach preventive visits rather than reactive complaints
objective strengthen protection of persons deprived of their liberty
partOf United Nations human rights system
surface form: United Nations human rights treaty system
providesFor international visits to places of detention
national visits to places of detention
relatedTo prevention of torture through monitoring of detention
relatesToTreaty Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
requires States parties to allow visits to places of detention
States parties to establish or designate national preventive mechanisms
shortName OPCAT establishing resolution
subjectMatter prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
prevention of torture
title Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
surface form: Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture adoptionResolution UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199