International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Geneva, 26 June 2014 Victims of torture continue to be ignored, silenced, abandoned or re-victimized. Impunity and insufficient protection measures...

The United Nations body presented today its confidential preliminary observations to the State on the situation of persons deprived of its liberty in the country. Managua- The United Nations...

Abuja, 3 April 2014. – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture completed today a high level advisory visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The visit, which took place from 1 to 3...

GENEVA (27 March 2014) –The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to visit Nigeria next week for talks on strengthening the authorities’ efforts to prevent and eliminate torture or...

GENEVA (16 December 2013) - The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has urged Cambodia to set up an independent national body to monitor the treatment of people in detention, in...

Genève – Le 12 décembre 2013 Le Sous-Comité pour la prévention de la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants (SPT) des Nations Unies a récemment conduit une visite de...

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – A delegation from the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is in Cambodia from 9 to 13 December to assess whether the situation of prisoners has...

GENEVA (18 November 2013) - Azerbaijan, Nicaragua and Nigeria are among the countries the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) plans to visit in 2014, the rights body has...

Committee against Torture 15 November 2013 Holds Meeting on the Committee’s Follow-up Activities The Committee against Torture this morning discussed the issue of reprisals with the Special Rapporteur...

Committee against Torture 13 November 2013 The Committee against Torture today met with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to discuss ways of collaborating in their work to eliminate...