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Treaty Bodies - Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT)

Published Date

30 Apr 2018

The human rights treaty bodies are committees of independent experts that monitor implementation of the core international human rights treaties. Each State party to a treaty has an obligation to take...

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UN torture prevention body to visit Portugal

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Published Date

30 Apr 2018

GENEVA (30 April 2018) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will make its first visit to Portugal from 1 to 10 May 2018 to assess the treatment of people deprived of their...

UN torture prevention body to make first visit to Belize

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Published Date

19 Apr 2018

GENEVA (19 April 2018) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will for the first time visit Belize from 22 to 27 April to advise the Government on the establishment of a...

Access to justice is a form of rehabilitation for torture victims

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Published Date

13 Apr 2018

Despite remarkable progress made in the international framework to prohibit torture, there needs to be greater focus on victims being able to access justice through victim-centered work, stated the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore. Gilmore made her remarks during a panel discussion on access to justice for victims of torture organized by the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.