Spanish GENEVA (2 May 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its second visit to Bolivia from 2 to 11 May to assess the treatment of persons deprived of...

GENEVA (31 March 2017) – Hungary should immediately address the excessive use of detention, the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) said on Friday at the end of an 11-day visit to the...

GENEVA (16 March 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to Hungary from 20 to 31 March 2017 to assess the treatment of persons deprived...

GENEVA (9 March 2017) – EU countries must explore alternatives to increased detention and swift returns to uphold the human rights of migrants, UN experts* urge, as the EU prepares to adopt a new...

GENEVA (22 February 2017) - Morocco and Burkina Faso are among the countries that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit in 2017 to assess the treatment of people deprived of their...

GENEVA / NIAMEY (6 February 2017) – Niger has made progress in preventing torture and ill-treatment but the challenge of establishing a National Preventive Mechanism remains, UN experts have said. The...

GENEVA (26 January 2017) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to Niger from 30 January to 3 February to assess the efforts made by the State...

GENEVA (23 December 2016) – The UN’s torture prevention body urged Mexico to focus more on the fight against impunity, including the prompt adoption of the General Law on Torture, which should be in...

GENEVA ( 9 December 2016) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its second visit to Mexico from 12 to 21 December to assess the treatment of persons deprived...

GENEVA (29 November 2016) – Panama, Mongolia and Spain are among the countries that the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) plans to visit in 2017 to assess the treatment of people deprived of...