Report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Manfred Nowak
2009
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SymbolA/HRC/10/44
TitleReport of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Manfred Nowak
AccessEnglish: A_HRC_10_44-EN - PDF ; Español: A_HRC_10_44-ES - PDF ; Français: A_HRC_10_44-FR - PDF ; Русский: A_HRC_10_44-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_HRC_10_44-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_HRC_10_44-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Summarizes activities of the Special Rapporteur between Aug. and Dec. 2008, including updates on country visits, future visits, pending requests for invitations, and highlights of key presentations and meetings; focuses on the compatibility of the death penalty with the prohibition of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment; discusses a human rights-based approach to drug policies, and sets out conclusions and recommendations.
AuthorsNowak, Manfred
UN. Human Rights Council. Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
UN. Human Rights Council. Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Agenda information
A/HRC/10/1 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.
Series
DateGeneva : UN, 14 Jan. 2009
Description
24 p.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.