UNCAT Ratification Tool
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INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION
WHEREAS the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment (the Convention) was adopted at New York, on 10 December 1984,
AND WHEREAS the said convention has been signed on behalf of the Government of [name of State]
on [date],
NOW THEREFORE I, [name and title of the Head of State,��Head of Government or Minister for
Foreign Affairs] declare that the Government of [name of State], having considered the above‐
mentioned convention, ratifies the same and undertakes faithfully to perform and carry out the
stipulations therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this instrument of ratification at [place] on [date].
[Signature by the Head of
State, Head of Government or
Minister for Foreign Affairs]
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