General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention

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General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretative document by the Committee against Torture that clarifies states’ obligations to prevent torture and ill-treatment under Article 2 of the UN Convention against Torture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN human rights treaty body document ⓘ
authoritative interpretative document ⓘ
general comment ⓘ
addresses effective measures of prevention of torture ⓘ
obligation of States parties to combat impunity for torture and ill-treatment ⓘ
obligation of States parties to ensure prompt and impartial investigations of torture and ill-treatment ⓘ
obligation of States parties to ensure safeguards for persons deprived of liberty ⓘ
obligation of States parties to ensure training of law enforcement and other officials ⓘ
obligation of States parties to prevent refoulement to a risk of torture or ill-treatment ⓘ
obligation of States parties to provide effective remedies and reparation to victims ⓘ
systemic and structural measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment ⓘ
adoptedBy Committee against Torture ⓘ
adoptedInContextOf United Nations human rights treaty body system ⓘ
appliesTo States parties to the Convention against Torture ⓘ
author Committee against Torture ⓘ
basedOn Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
clarifies non-derogable nature of the prohibition of torture ⓘ
obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish acts of torture and ill-treatment ⓘ
obligation to prevent acts that constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
obligation to prevent cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
obligation to prevent torture in all contexts of custody or control ⓘ
obligation to prevent torture in any territory under a State party’s jurisdiction ⓘ
obligations of States parties under article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ
relationship between article 2 and other provisions of the Convention against Torture ⓘ
requirement of effective legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures to prevent torture ⓘ
responsibility of States parties for acts of torture and ill-treatment by non-State actors when they fail to exercise due diligence ⓘ
scope of the obligation to prevent torture ⓘ
function assists States parties in implementing obligations under article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ
guides interpretation of article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ
issuedBy Committee against Torture ⓘ
language United Nations official languages ⓘ
legalStatus authoritative but not legally binding in the same way as the Convention text ⓘ
relatedTo United Nations system for the prevention of torture ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ
obligations erga omnes to prevent torture ⓘ
prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
prohibition of torture ⓘ
shortName General Comment No. 2 ⓘ
subjectOf implementation of article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ
title General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention ⓘ
usedBy Committee against Torture in its consideration of State party reports ⓘ
States parties in drafting and revising legislation and policies on torture prevention ⓘ
courts and other bodies as interpretative guidance on article 2 of the Convention against Torture ⓘ

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Committee against Torture → subjectOf → General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention ⓘ
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention → title → General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention ⓘ
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention → shortName → General Comment No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention