Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in times of. Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment Violations of international norms and standards on the use of force Rehabilitation and redress for victims Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world, have agreed as follows: Special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment about the mandate the united nations commission on human rights, in resolution 1985/33, decided to appoint an expert for one year, a special rapporteur, to examine questions relevant to torture.
The committee against torture (cat) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by its states parties The committee against torture works to hold states accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this. The subcommittee on prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (spt) is a new kind of treaty body in the united nations human rights system It has a preventive mandate focused on a proactive approach to preventing torture and ill treatment. Torture under international law many acts, conducts or events may be viewed as torture in certain circumstances, while they will not be viewed as torture in some other situations In fact, there is no single definition existing under international law but most international dispositions and bodies tend to agree on four constitutive elements of torture, as further explained in the first part.
