​Spanish GENEVA (February 28, 2019) — The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will make its first visit to Costa Rica from 3 to 14 March to assess the treatment of persons deprived of...

​ French GENEVA (12 February 2019) — The United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has completed its first visit to...

Portuguese GENEVA (5 February 2019) — United Nations human rights experts 1 are deeply concerned over the recent veto by the Governor of São Paulo of law N° 1257, which would have established an anti...

French GENEVA (24 January 2019) — The United Nations Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) will undertake its first visit to Switzerland from 28 January through 7 February to evaluate the...

GENEVA (December 5, 2018) — In the coming months, the UN’s Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will visit Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Ghana and the United Kingdom, in addition to the already announced...

GENEVA/MONROVIA (2 November 2018) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) completed today its second visit to Liberia. The visit, which took place from 29 October to 2...

GENEVA (25 October 2018) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to carry out its second visit to Liberia from October 29 to November 2 to explore the treatment of...

Subcommitee on prevention of torture The seventh meeting of the States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment...

Kyrgyz | Russian GENEVA/BISHKEK (1 October 2018) — The United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) welcomes the creation of Kyrgyzstan’s National Center for the Prevention of...

GENEVA (5 September 2018) — The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will make its second visit to Kyrgyzstan from 11 to 22 September. The Subcommittee will assess measures taken...