A/HRC/19/61
Contents
Paragraphs
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1–2
4
II.
Activities of the Special Rapporteur .......................................................................
3–18
4
III.
IV.
V.
A.
Communications concerning human rights violations ....................................
4
4
B.
Country visits ..................................................................................................
5
4
C.
Pending requests .............................................................................................
6
5
D.
Highlights of key presentations and consultations ..........................................
7–15
5
E.
Key press statements .......................................................................................
16–18
6
Commissions of inquiry into torture and other forms of ill-treatment ....................
19–56
6
A.
Understanding the use and limits of commissions of inquiry,
and how to strengthen them ............................................................................
19–24
6
B.
Objectives .......................................................................................................
25–26
8
C.
Added value ...................................................................................................
27–33
9
D.
History and current practice ............................................................................
34–46
10
E.
Commissions of inquiry do not relieve States of their legal obligations.........
47–56
13
Identifying best practices and establishing standards for commissions of inquiry ..
57–77
15
A.
Resources ........................................................................................................
58
16
B.
International vs. national commissions of inquiry ..........................................
59
16
C.
Composition ...................................................................................................
60–63
16
D.
Mandate, powers and attributions ...................................................................
64–65
17
E.
Methodology ...................................................................................................
66–67
18
F.
Evaluation of evidence....................................................................................
68
18
G.
Relationship with prosecutions .......................................................................
69–73
19
H.
Reporting ........................................................................................................
74–77
20
Conclusions .............................................................................................................
78–79
21
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