In the present report to the Human Rights Council, which is the sixth and last of his tenure, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment evaluates the reception and utilization by States of his thematic reports as a driver of change in national laws, policies and practices towards the eradication of torture and illtreatment, and he offers recommendations aimed at supporting that process.

I. INTRODUCTION I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Government of Bangladesh, the Foreign Ministry and all those who made this visit possible and who offered me every consideration...