CAT/C/GC/3

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CAT/C/GC/3 is the United Nations Committee against Torture’s General Comment No. 3, which authoritatively interprets states’ obligations to ensure redress and reparation for victims under article 14 of the Convention against Torture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN document
general comment
interpretative instrument
adoptedBy Committee against Torture NERFINISHED
United Nations Committee against Torture NERFINISHED
aimsToClarify scope of States parties’ obligations to ensure redress
scope of States parties’ obligations to provide reparation
appliesTo States parties to the Convention against Torture
articleInterpreted Article 14 of the Convention against Torture
belongsToSeries General Comments of the Committee against Torture NERFINISHED
bodyOf United Nations NERFINISHED
clarifies content of the right to redress under Article 14
forms of reparation including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition
field human rights protection
international law
focusesOn victims of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
victims of torture
fullName General Comment No. 3 of the Committee against Torture NERFINISHED
issuedBy Committee against Torture NERFINISHED
United Nations Committee against Torture NERFINISHED
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature authoritative interpretation
legalStatus non-binding interpretative guidance
providesGuidanceOn forms of redress and reparation
implementation of Article 14 at the domestic level
providesGuidanceTo States parties to the Convention against Torture
relatedTo obligation to investigate torture
obligation to prevent impunity for torture
obligation to provide effective remedies
shortName General Comment No. 3 NERFINISHED
subject obligations of States parties under Article 14
redress for victims of torture
reparation for victims of torture
topic international human rights law
prohibition of torture
victims’ rights
treatyMonitored Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment NERFINISHED
UNSymbol CAT/C/GC/3
usedBy civil society organizations
courts
human rights bodies
legal practitioners

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