Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1999
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SymboleA/RES/54/156
TitreTorture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
AccèsEnglish: A_RES_54_156-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_54_156-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_54_156-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_54_156-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_54_156-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_54_156-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_54_156-ZH - PDF ;
Résumé
Notes with appreciation that 118 States have become parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; urges all States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Convention as a matter of priority; urges all States parties to notify the Secretary-General of their acceptance of the amendments to articles 17 and 18 of the Convention as soon as possible; urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention; urges States parties to take fully into account the conclusions and recommendations made by the Committee after its consideration of their reports; welcomes the progress made by the inter-sessional open-ended working group of the Commission on Human Rights on the development of a draft optional protocol; takes note of the interim report of the Special Rapporteur and invites him to continue to examine questions of torture and other cruel treatment directed against women and children; calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and to assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his task and to contribute subtantially to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture; requests the Secretary-General to assist the Fund in its appeal for contributions and to ensure the provision of adequate staff and facilities for the bodies involved in combating torture; calls upon Governments and relevant bodies to commemorate, on 26 June, the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Notes sur l'événement1999-12-17
Résumé de vote
Adopted without vote, 83rd meeting
Projet de documentA/C.3/54/L.50
Rapport de comitéA/54/605/Add.1
Compte rendu
A/54/PV.83
Ordre du jour
A/54/251 116a Implementation of human rights instruments. HUMAN RIGHTS--INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
A/54/251 116a[3] TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT
A/54/251 116a[3] TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT
Date[New York] : UN, 4 Feb. 2000
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5 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 83rd plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1999.