Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prevent, criminalize, and punish torture and ill-treatment under all circumstances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty ⓘ
international human rights treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1984-12-10 ⓘ
adoptionPlace New York City ⓘ
allows individual complaints procedure under Article 22 ⓘ
inter-state complaints procedure under Article 21 ⓘ
basedOn principle of universal jurisdiction for torture in certain cases ⓘ
committeeType treaty body ⓘ
containsArticle Article 1 ⓘ
Article 2 ⓘ
Article 3 ⓘ
Article 4 ⓘ
defines torture in Article 1 ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate 1987-06-26 ⓘ
establishes Committee against Torture ⓘ
absolute prohibition of torture ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus legally binding on States parties ⓘ
monitoringBody Committee against Torture ⓘ
nonDerogableRight freedom from torture ⓘ
obligesStatesTo criminalize torture in domestic law ⓘ
investigate allegations of torture ⓘ
prevent acts of torture ⓘ
prevent cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
prosecute or extradite alleged torturers ⓘ
provide redress and compensation to victims of torture ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate 1984-12-10 ⓘ
partOf core United Nations human rights treaties ⓘ
prohibits invocation of exceptional circumstances as justification for torture ⓘ
refoulement to states where there is a risk of torture ⓘ
torture under all circumstances ⓘ
regionScope worldwide ⓘ
relatedInstrument Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture ⓘ
requires education and training of law enforcement and custodial personnel on prohibition of torture ⓘ
keeping statements obtained under torture inadmissible as evidence except against alleged torturers ⓘ
periodic reports by States parties to Committee against Torture ⓘ
prompt and impartial investigation of torture complaints ⓘ
systematic review of interrogation rules and custody arrangements ⓘ
shortName CAT ⓘ
Convention against Torture ⓘ
subjectMatter prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
prohibition of torture ⓘ
UNGAResolutionNumber 39/46 ⓘ

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United Nations treaty bodies → monitorsTreaty → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
United Nations human rights system → includesInstrument → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Committee against Torture → monitorsImplementationOf → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Committee against Torture → treatyBasis → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Committee against Torture → establishedBy → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → relatesTo → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → parentTreaty → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance → relatedTo → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment → shortName → Convention against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture → relatedTo → United Nations Convention against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Treaties of Mexico → hasPart → Convention against Torture ⓘ
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Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture → relatedTo → United Nations Convention against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → relatedTo → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Committee against Torture → monitorsImplementationOf → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
subject linked to: CAT
Committee against Torture → legalBasis → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
subject linked to: CAT
Committee against Torture → establishedBy → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
subject linked to: CAT
General Comment No. 2 on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention → basedOn → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 → relatesToTreaty → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199 → basedOnInstrument → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
CPED → relatedTo → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention → basedOn → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Immigration and Protection Tribunal of New Zealand → appliesLaw → Convention Against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention → relatedTo → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
ECPT → relatedTo → United Nations Convention against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 → relatedTo → Convention Against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners → relatedTo → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Extraordinary African Chambers trial of Hissène Habré → legalBasis → Convention against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
National Preventive Mechanisms → relatedTo → United Nations Convention against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
OPCAT establishing resolution → basedOnConvention → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
CAT/C/GC/3 → treatyMonitored → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture → relatedInternationalLaw → United Nations Convention Against Torture ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Treaties of Australia → includes → Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
Crimes of Torture Act 1989 → implements → United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ
linked to: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment