Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture

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UN expert body United Nations treaty body human rights monitoring mechanism subcommittee of a United Nations committee

The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is a United Nations expert body that conducts visits to places of detention and advises states to prevent torture and other ill-treatment under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UN expert body ⓘ United Nations treaty body ⓘ human rights monitoring mechanism ⓘ subcommittee of a United Nations committee ⓘ
aimsTo	reduce risk of torture and ill-treatment through preventive measures ⓘ strengthen protection of persons deprived of their liberty ⓘ
appliesTo	places of deprivation of liberty ⓘ places of detention ⓘ
composedOf	independent experts ⓘ
cooperatesWith	United Nations human rights system ⓘ surface form: United Nations human rights mechanisms national preventive mechanisms ⓘ
establishedUnder	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
focusesOn	conditions of detention ⓘ ill-treatment prevention ⓘ torture prevention ⓘ
hasMandate	advise States parties on the prevention of torture ⓘ assist in the establishment of national preventive mechanisms ⓘ conduct visits to places of detention ⓘ cooperate with national preventive mechanisms ⓘ make recommendations to States parties on protecting persons deprived of their liberty ⓘ
hasPurpose	prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ prevention of torture ⓘ
hasWorkingMethods	confidential visits ⓘ cooperation with national preventive mechanisms ⓘ dialogue with States parties ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	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
locatedIn	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
memberSelection	elected by States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ
membersServeAs	independent experts serving in their personal capacity ⓘ
monitorsImplementationOf	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
partOf	United Nations ⓘ United Nations human rights system ⓘ system of treaty bodies under the United Nations ⓘ
reportsTo	Committee against Torture ⓘ States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ
scope	States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ
shortName	SPT ⓘ
subjectArea	human rights ⓘ prevention of torture and ill-treatment ⓘ
usesTool	advisory opinions and guidance ⓘ country visits ⓘ recommendations to authorities ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → establishes → Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture ⓘ

United Nations treaty bodies → includes → Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture ⓘ

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → monitoringBody → Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture ⓘ