Preventing Torture An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions
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United Nations instruments and standards
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Treaties
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Other standards
Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations
of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law
Principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Key documents
Committee against Torture, general comment No. 2 on implementation of article 2 by States Parties
Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 20: replaces general comment 7 concerning prohibition
of torture and cruel treatment or punishment (art. 7); 10 March 1992
First Annual Report, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (February 2007 to March 2008)
Second Annual Report, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (February 2008 to March 2009)
Third Annual Report, Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (April 2009 to March 2010)
Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to the Maldives (10–17 December 2007)
Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to Sweden (10–14 March 2008)
Regional instruments and standards
Africa
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Robben Island Guidelines for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment in Africa
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