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A/HRC/52/70: Activities of special rapporteurs, independent experts and working groups of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council undertaken in 2022, including updated information on special procedures and information on the twenty-eighth annual meeting of special rapporteurs, independent experts and chairs of working groups - Report of the Secretariat

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Procedural documents
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The present report contains an overview of the special procedures system, highlighting activities undertaken in 2022. It also contains information on the work of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures. It elaborates on the main points and the conclusions reached during the Twenty-eighth annual meeting of special rapporteurs, independent experts and chairs of working groups of the special procedures.

A/HRC/52/30: Good practices in national criminalization, investigation, prosecution and sentencing for offences of torture

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Thematic reports
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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, examines the obligations of States to criminalize, investigate and prosecute acts of torture and other ill-treatment, identifies major challenges standing in the way of impartial, prompt, transparent and effective investigations and presents a range of State practices. The Special Rapporteur places a special emphasis on the participation and protection of victims and witnesses and presents a range of actionable recommendations. The report also presents an overview of the activities of the Special Rapporteur since taking up her mandate on 1 August 2022.