Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

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United Nations treaty international human rights treaty optional protocol

The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty → international human rights treaty → optional protocol →
administeredBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights →
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
adoptionDate	2002-12-18 →
adoptionResolution	UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 →
aimsAt	strengthening protection of persons deprived of liberty →
appliesTo	States parties to the Convention against Torture that ratify the Optional Protocol →
articleCount	37 →
basedOn	preventive approach through visits rather than only reactive complaints mechanisms →
category	Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → surface form: "United Nations optional protocol" treaty on torture prevention →
cooperatesWith	Committee against Torture →
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations →
enteredIntoForceDate	2006-06-22 →
establishes	Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture → national preventive mechanisms → system of regular visits to places of detention →
fullName	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"
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalNature	binding treaty for States parties →
mechanismType	preventive visits →
monitoringBody	Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture → national preventive mechanisms →
openedForSignatureDate	2003-02-04 →
parentTreaty	Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment →
partOf	United Nations human rights system → surface form: "United Nations human rights treaty system"
placeOfAdoption	New York City →
prohibits	sanctions or reprisals against persons communicating with visiting bodies →
purpose	to prevent other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment → to prevent torture →
region	global →
relatesTo	Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment →
requires	States parties to establish or designate national preventive mechanisms → confidentiality of information obtained during visits → cooperation of States parties with the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture → unrestricted access for visiting bodies to places of detention subject to certain conditions →
scope	places where persons are deprived of their liberty →
shortName	Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → surface form: "OPCAT"
subjectMatter	prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment → prevention of torture →

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

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

this entity surface form: "Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment"

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → fullName → Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture →

this entity surface form: "Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment"

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

this entity surface form: "Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment"

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

this entity surface form: "Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment"

United Nations treaty bodies → monitorsTreaty → Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture →

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment → relatedInstrument → Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture →

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → shortName → Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture →

this entity surface form: "OPCAT"