UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199
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UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 is the formal UNGA decision that established the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, creating an international system of regular visits to places of detention to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 canonical | 1 |
| United Nations General Assembly resolutions of the 57th session | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 Context triple: [Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, adoptionResolution, UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199]
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UN General Assembly resolution 52/160
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160 is a 1997 United Nations measure that authorized and set the framework for convening the diplomatic conference that created the International Criminal Court.
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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
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UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 is a 2007 UN measure that condemned Holocaust denial and urged all member states to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 is the 1979 measure by which the UN formally adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a landmark international treaty on women’s rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 Target entity description: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 is the formal UNGA decision that established the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, creating an international system of regular visits to places of detention to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
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A.
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160
UN General Assembly resolution 52/160 is a 1997 United Nations measure that authorized and set the framework for convening the diplomatic conference that created the International Criminal Court.
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B.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
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C.
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 is a 2007 UN measure that condemned Holocaust denial and urged all member states to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
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E.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 is the 1979 measure by which the UN formally adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a landmark international treaty on women’s rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution
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international legal instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedAtSession | 57th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| adoptedInCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2002-12-18 ⓘ |
| adoptionMethod | resolution adopted by the General Assembly ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent ill-treatment in places of detention
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prevent torture ⓘ |
| basedOnInstrument | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
United Nations General Assembly resolutions on human rights
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linked to:
United Nations General Assembly resolutions
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| category |
United Nations human rights instrument
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treaty-establishing resolution ⓘ |
| concerns |
places of detention
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treatment of persons deprived of liberty ⓘ |
| createsMechanism |
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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international system of regular visits to places of detention ⓘ national preventive mechanisms ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| documentSymbol | A/RES/57/199 ⓘ |
| establishes |
OPCAT
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Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | global ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | opened Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture for signature ⓘ |
| legalNature | optional protocol to a human rights treaty ⓘ |
| linkedBody |
Committee against Torture
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture ⓘ |
| monitoringApproach | preventive visits rather than reactive complaints ⓘ |
| objective | strengthen protection of persons deprived of their liberty ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations human rights treaty system
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linked to:
United Nations human rights system
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| providesFor |
international visits to places of detention
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national visits to places of detention ⓘ |
| relatedTo | prevention of torture through monitoring of detention ⓘ |
| relatesToTreaty | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ |
| requires |
States parties to allow visits to places of detention
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States parties to establish or designate national preventive mechanisms ⓘ |
| shortName | OPCAT establishing resolution ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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prevention of torture ⓘ |
| title | Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ |
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Subject: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 Description of subject: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 is the formal UNGA decision that established the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, creating an international system of regular visits to places of detention to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
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adoptionResolution
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UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199
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linked to: UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199