Torture - Human Rights Watch
Jul 31, 2025 · The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in …
Torture | OHCHR
Nov 21, 2025 · Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; violations of international norms and standards on the use of force; gender-based violence, intimidation; rehabilitation …
Special Rapporteur on torture | OHCHR
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, …
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or …
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:
I. 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, …
An everyday essential: A life free from torture | OHCHR
Nov 21, 2025 · When her son was wrongfully detained, Andrea Casamento discovered a prison system in Argentina marked by lack of visibility, violence and silence. Two decades later, her …
Surviving torture: “I choose life every day” | OHCHR
Jun 24, 2024 · The Committee against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or …
Committee against Torture | OHCHR
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 …
Torture and ill-treatment often intertwined with intolerance and ...
Mar 4, 2025 · GENEVA – Intersection between the right to freedom of religion or belief and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment has been …
Rwanda: Torture, Ill-Treatment in Detention - Human Rights Watch
Oct 15, 2024 · For decades, Rwandan authorities have subjected detainees, in both official and unofficial detention facilities, to ill-treatment and torture, with no accountability.