Committee against Torture

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The Committee against Torture is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the Convention against Torture and works to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment worldwide.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty body
expert committee
human rights monitoring body
adopts concluding observations on States parties
affiliation United Nations human rights system
composedOf independent experts
considers communications from individuals alleging violations of the Convention against Torture
individual complaints under the Convention against Torture
establishedBy Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
field human rights
international law
prevention of torture
fullName Committee against Torture
goal eradication of torture
prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
headquartersLocation Geneva
Switzerland
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature treaty-based body
legalStatus subsidiary body of the States parties to the Convention against Torture
mayConduct confidential inquiries into systematic torture
meetsAt Palais Wilson, Geneva
memberType independent experts
monitorsImplementationOf Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
monitorsStatesParties States parties to the Convention against Torture
parentOrganization Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations
regionServed worldwide
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Human Rights Council
reviews periodic reports submitted by States parties
scope prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
prevention of torture
shortName CAT
subjectOf General Comment No. 1 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention
General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention
treatyBasis Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
typeOfReview treaty body review
website https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/cat
worksToPrevent other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
torture


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