Spanish GENEVA (13 October 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to Spain from 15 to 26 October to assess the treatment of persons...

GENEVA (12 October 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to visit Rwanda from 15 to 21 October to advise the authorities on the establishment of a national...

Mongolian GENEVA (25 September 2017) – The United Nations torture prevention experts has urged Mongolia to establish a National Torture Prevention body as soon as possible, to protect people deprived...

GENEVA (7 September 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to Mongolia from 11 to 20 September to assess the treatment of persons...

Geneva (28 August 2017) - The United Nations torture prevention body urged the State Party of Panama to promptly put in place an independent and effective national mechanism for the prevention of...

GENEVA (18 August 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to Panama from 20 to 26 August to assess the treatment of persons deprived of...

GENEVA (6 July 2017) - Burundi, Portugal and Uruguay are among the countries that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit in 2018 to assess the treatment of people deprived of their...

French | Spanish GENEVA (23 June 2017) – At a time when the absolute prohibition of torture is often challenged in the name of national security across the globe, a group of UN human rights experts*...

GENEVA (16 May 2017) – The UN torture prevention body urged Bolivia to focus more on making the body that monitors places of detention fully independent, effective and in line with the country’s...

Macedonian GENEVA/SKOPJE (2 May 2017) - “We were pleased with the cooperation of the State party and the access we had to places of deprivation of liberty”, said Aisha Shujune Muhammad, Head of...