UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Kuwait, Honduras, Burundi and Mongolia



       


GENEVA (12 August 2016) – The UN Committee against Torture has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 25 July to 12 August: Kuwait, Honduras, Burundi and Mongolia. 

The findings cover positive aspects of how the respective State is implementing the Convention against Torture, Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and also main matters of concern and recommendations.
The reports, officially termed concluding observations, can be found here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1084&Lang=en
The Committee will next meet from 7 November to 7 December  when it will review Armenia, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Finland, Monaco, Namibia, Sri Lanka, and Turkmenistan. More information here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1085&Lang=en
ENDS 

For more information and media requests, please contact Liz Throssell +41 (0) 22 917 9466/ +41 79 752 0488 ethrossell@ohchr.org) 

Read the news release online: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20369&LangID=E 

Background 
Members of the CAT are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties. The Committee’s concluding observations are an independent assessment of States’ compliance with their human rights obligations under the treaty. More information:  http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cat/pages/catindex.aspx 

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PUBLISHED BY ANJAN K SAMAL
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