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beeb2473-984e-495a-8aa3-8f21507fa0c8
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Cooperation & Follow up with Special Procedures" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
w) China has invited and received a visit from the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, which was made in November-December 2005 n) the Government of China has also received the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention twice
w) China has invited and received a visit from the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, which was made in November-December 2005 n) the Government of China has also received the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention twice
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: beeb2473-984e-495a-8aa3-8f21507fa0c8
307e9924-4006-44bd-a69b-03e273138062
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
n) statement by Wang Zhenchuan, the Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in November 2006 that “nearly every wrongful verdict in recent years … involved … illegal interrogation” w) the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture’s observation that “the growing willingness of officials and s...
n) statement by Wang Zhenchuan, the Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in November 2006 that “nearly every wrongful verdict in recent years ... involved ... illegal interrogation” w) the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture’s observation that “the growing willingness of officials a...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 307e9924-4006-44bd-a69b-03e273138062
fcdaef40-ab57-4ec8-b8de-c42a989378e1
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation with human rights mechanisms & requests for technical assistance", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) efforts made by non-governmental organizations, national and international, to provide it with relevant reports and information, and encourages the State party to strengthen further cooperation with them with regard to the implementation of the provisions of CAT
w) efforts made by non-governmental organizations, national and international, to provide it with relevant reports and information, and encourages the State party to strengthen further cooperation with them with regard to the implementation of the provisions of CAT
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: fcdaef40-ab57-4ec8-b8de-c42a989378e1
27bb89db-7a88-4dc2-b316-0215843c991d
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) notwithstanding the State party’s efforts to address the practice of torture and related problems in the criminal justice system, the Committee remains deeply concerned about the continued allegations, corroborated by numerous Chinese legal sources, of routine and widespread use of torture and ill-treatment of suspe...
c) notwithstanding the State party’s efforts to address the practice of torture and related problems in the criminal justice system, the Committee remains deeply concerned about the continued allegations, corroborated by numerous Chinese legal sources, of routine and widespread use of torture and ill-treatment of suspe...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 27bb89db-7a88-4dc2-b316-0215843c991d
afe31d1b-8cff-4e02-bf05-276bfea8fdf2
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) as a matter of urgency, the State party should take immediate steps to prevent acts of torture and ill-treatment throughout the country r) implement effective measures promptly to ensure that all detained suspects are afforded, in practice, all fundamental legal safeguards during their detention. These include, in p...
r) as a matter of urgency, the State party should take immediate steps to prevent acts of torture and ill-treatment throughout the country r) implement effective measures promptly to ensure that all detained suspects are afforded, in practice, all fundamental legal safeguards during their detention. These include, in p...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: afe31d1b-8cff-4e02-bf05-276bfea8fdf2
029cb409-d9d9-4b3a-8e8a-b105fd1f991f
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the ...
n) the information from the State party on conditions of detention in prisons c) reports of abuses in custody, including the high number of deaths, possibly related to torture or ill-treatment, and about the lack of investigation into these abuses and deaths in custody n) the Special Rapporteur on the question of tortu...
n) the information from the State party on conditions of detention in prisons c) reports of abuses in custody, including the high number of deaths, possibly related to torture or ill-treatment, and about the lack of investigation into these abuses and deaths in custody n) the Special Rapporteur on the question of tortu...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 029cb409-d9d9-4b3a-8e8a-b105fd1f991f
fae50ae5-9833-4cb2-8f07-04bab0fcb6c0
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to life", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) take effective measures to keep under systematic review all places of detention, including existing and available health services r) take prompt measures to ensure that all instances of deaths in custody are independently investigated and that those responsible for such deaths resulting from torture, ill-treatment o...
r) take effective measures to keep under systematic review all places of detention, including existing and available health services r) take prompt measures to ensure that all instances of deaths in custody are independently investigated and that those responsible for such deaths resulting from torture, ill-treatment o...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: fae50ae5-9833-4cb2-8f07-04bab0fcb6c0
b92defb5-f08f-4a13-9221-fa619ce69ac4
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
n) previous recommendation to the State party to consider abolishing all forms of administration detention (A/55/44, para.127) c) the extended use of all forms of administrative detention, including “re-education through labour”, for individuals who have never had their case tried in court, nor the possibility of chall...
n) previous recommendation to the State party to consider abolishing all forms of administration detention (A/55/44, para.127) c) the extended use of all forms of administrative detention, including “re-education through labour”, for individuals who have never had their case tried in court, nor the possibility of chall...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: b92defb5-f08f-4a13-9221-fa619ce69ac4
43de4846-9465-4acf-b581-797ef318d6e8
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) abolish all forms of administrative detention, including “re-education through labour” r) provide more information, including current statistics, on those currently subject to administrative detention, the reasons for their detention, the means of challenging such detention and the safeguards put in place to prevent...
r) abolish all forms of administrative detention, including “re-education through labour” r) provide more information, including current statistics, on those currently subject to administrative detention, the reasons for their detention, the means of challenging such detention and the safeguards put in place to prevent...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 43de4846-9465-4acf-b581-797ef318d6e8
b94ace15-8961-45ff-9ff1-bbc656e334ec
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) by allegations that secret detention facilities, including the so-called “black jails”, exist and are used to detain petitioners, such as those seeking to come to the capital, such as Wang Guilan. Detention in such facilities constitutes per se disappearance c) detainees are allegedly deprived of fundamental legal s...
c) by allegations that secret detention facilities, including the so-called “black jails”, exist and are used to detain petitioners, such as those seeking to come to the capital, such as Wang Guilan. Detention in such facilities constitutes per se disappearance c) detainees are allegedly deprived of fundamental legal s...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: b94ace15-8961-45ff-9ff1-bbc656e334ec
9ace18b6-c4b9-4ad7-a6b4-cc9eec841a2e
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) ensure that no one is detained in any secret detention facility. Detaining persons in such conditions constitutes, per se, a violation of CAT r) investigate, disclose the existence of any such facilities and the authority under which they have been established and the manner in which detainees are treated, and make ...
r) ensure that no one is detained in any secret detention facility. Detaining persons in such conditions constitutes, per se, a violation of CAT r) investigate, disclose the existence of any such facilities and the authority under which they have been established and the manner in which detainees are treated, and make ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 9ace18b6-c4b9-4ad7-a6b4-cc9eec841a2e
462775b0-42e8-4128-9af0-75c8edc19da5
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
n) the Committee identified three overarching problems that impact all other issues raised by the Committee in the list of issues and during the oral presentations: - the 1988 Law on the Preservation of State Secrets in the People’s Republic of China - the reported harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders; and ...
n) the Committee identified three overarching problems that impact all other issues raised by the Committee in the list of issues and during the oral presentations: - the 1988 Law on the Preservation of State Secrets in the People’s Republic of China - the reported harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders; and ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 462775b0-42e8-4128-9af0-75c8edc19da5
e99f9e02-b5c3-4c5e-bd17-afa1fcacbd18
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "1 - NO POVERTY", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
n) while taking note of the oral information from the State party on the conditions of application of the 1988 Law on the Preservation of State Secrets in the People’s Republic of China c) over the use of this law which severely undermines the availability of information about torture, criminal justice and related issu...
n) while taking note of the oral information from the State party on the conditions of application of the 1988 Law on the Preservation of State Secrets in the People’s Republic of China c) over the use of this law which severely undermines the availability of information about torture, criminal justice and related issu...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: e99f9e02-b5c3-4c5e-bd17-afa1fcacbd18
89f2d401-7deb-4960-be23-790d90d97d82
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice...
c) despite its previous conclusions and recommendations that the State party provide the Committee with statistical information (A/55/44, para.130), the Committee regrets that this was not provided c) the absence of comprehensive or disaggregated data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases...
c) despite its previous conclusions and recommendations that the State party provide the Committee with statistical information (A/55/44, para.130), the Committee regrets that this was not provided c) the absence of comprehensive or disaggregated data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 89f2d401-7deb-4960-be23-790d90d97d82
62b23174-4c26-4f42-9a87-f25cb3202378
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availab...
r) compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of CAT at the national level, disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, age, geographical region and type and location of place of deprivation of liberty, including data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture...
r) compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of CAT at the national level, disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, age, geographical region and type and location of place of deprivation of liberty, including data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 62b23174-4c26-4f42-9a87-f25cb3202378
e1cd2ae5-b600-4f01-a402-70a6de2d3fce
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) about information received according to which article 306 of the Penal Code, along with article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law, allowing prosecutors to arrest lawyers on grounds of “perjury” or “false testimony”, has been used to intimidate some defence lawyers c) reported harassment of lawyers, such as Teng Biao ...
c) about information received according to which article 306 of the Penal Code, along with article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law, allowing prosecutors to arrest lawyers on grounds of “perjury” or “false testimony”, has been used to intimidate some defence lawyers c) reported harassment of lawyers, such as Teng Biao ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: e1cd2ae5-b600-4f01-a402-70a6de2d3fce
8e73d9c3-cd98-4761-848a-f6381d7ddda5
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) abolish any legal provisions which undermine the independence of lawyers and should investigate all attacks against lawyers and petitioners, with a view to prosecution as appropriate r) take immediate action to investigate acts of intimidation and other ways of impeding the independent work of lawyers
r) abolish any legal provisions which undermine the independence of lawyers and should investigate all attacks against lawyers and petitioners, with a view to prosecution as appropriate r) take immediate action to investigate acts of intimidation and other ways of impeding the independent work of lawyers
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 8e73d9c3-cd98-4761-848a-f6381d7ddda5
0f7132a5-134a-451b-adf2-9e184f5ea369
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
c) at information on a pattern of harassment and violence against human rights defenders, such as Hu Jia. Such actions severely hamper the capacity of civil-society monitoring groups to function, and do not encourage information to be shared, investigations to occur and cases to be brought to the authorities c) despite...
c) at information on a pattern of harassment and violence against human rights defenders, such as Hu Jia. Such actions severely hamper the capacity of civil-society monitoring groups to function, and do not encourage information to be shared, investigations to occur and cases to be brought to the authorities c) despite...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 0f7132a5-134a-451b-adf2-9e184f5ea369
21b8778d-4f20-4d95-ab4a-a28ac1672592
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
r) take all necessary steps to ensure that all persons, including those monitoring human rights, are protected from any intimidation or violence as a result of their activities and exercise of human rights guarantees, and to ensure the prompt, impartial and effective investigation of such acts r) abolish the use of uno...
r) take all necessary steps to ensure that all persons, including those monitoring human rights, are protected from any intimidation or violence as a result of their activities and exercise of human rights guarantees, and to ensure the prompt, impartial and effective investigation of such acts r) abolish the use of uno...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 21b8778d-4f20-4d95-ab4a-a28ac1672592
d82d5359-2f28-43ff-8e9b-30aab3f20269
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) by the lack of an effective mechanism for investigating allegations of torture as required by CAT c) as the Committee articulated during the oral presentations, there are serious conflicts of interest with the role played by the Office of the Procuratorate which is charged with investigating allegations of torture b...
c) by the lack of an effective mechanism for investigating allegations of torture as required by CAT c) as the Committee articulated during the oral presentations, there are serious conflicts of interest with the role played by the Office of the Procuratorate which is charged with investigating allegations of torture b...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: d82d5359-2f28-43ff-8e9b-30aab3f20269
def05d2d-946b-4d21-86f3-88831b7c8bc5
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) establish an effective and independent oversight mechanism to ensure prompt, impartial and effective investigation into all allegations of torture and ill-treatment
r) establish an effective and independent oversight mechanism to ensure prompt, impartial and effective investigation into all allegations of torture and ill-treatment
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: def05d2d-946b-4d21-86f3-88831b7c8bc5
2f6917bf-ae48-4040-8970-14666c798bb8
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) despite repeated requests from groups of relatives of persons killed, arrested or disappeared on or following the 4 June 1989 Beijing suppression of the Democracy Movement, the Committee is concerned about the lack of investigations into these events, the failure to inform family members of the fate of their relativ...
c) despite repeated requests from groups of relatives of persons killed, arrested or disappeared on or following the 4 June 1989 Beijing suppression of the Democracy Movement, the Committee is concerned about the lack of investigations into these events, the failure to inform family members of the fate of their relativ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 2f6917bf-ae48-4040-8970-14666c798bb8
0ef74d3e-2246-486e-8808-32f372128366
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) by the allegations of targeted torture, ill-treatment, and disappearances directed against national, ethnic, religious minorities and other vulnerable groups in China, among them Tibetans, Uighurs, and Falun Gong practitioners c) in addition, the return of border-crossers and refugees from the Democratic People’s Re...
c) by the allegations of targeted torture, ill-treatment, and disappearances directed against national, ethnic, religious minorities and other vulnerable groups in China, among them Tibetans, Uighurs, and Falun Gong practitioners c) in addition, the return of border-crossers and refugees from the Democratic People’s Re...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 0ef74d3e-2246-486e-8808-32f372128366
27c49ca9-09e7-4180-b362-56c4bd4ca154
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) the reports received on the recent crackdown in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and neighbouring Tibetan prefectures and counties in the State party, which has deepened a climate of fear and further inhibits accountability c) these reports follow longstanding reports of torture, beatings, shackling and other abusive t...
c) the reports received on the recent crackdown in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and neighbouring Tibetan prefectures and counties in the State party, which has deepened a climate of fear and further inhibits accountability c) these reports follow longstanding reports of torture, beatings, shackling and other abusive t...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 27c49ca9-09e7-4180-b362-56c4bd4ca154
91954bb9-3c47-4ea1-8b47-de1f4401128d
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) adopt all necessary measures to prohibit and prevent enforced disappearances, to shed light on the fate of missing persons, including Genden Choekyi Nyima, and prosecute and punish perpetrators, as this practice constitutes, per se, a violation of CAT r) conduct investigations or inquests into the deaths, including ...
r) adopt all necessary measures to prohibit and prevent enforced disappearances, to shed light on the fate of missing persons, including Genden Choekyi Nyima, and prosecute and punish perpetrators, as this practice constitutes, per se, a violation of CAT r) conduct investigations or inquests into the deaths, including ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 91954bb9-3c47-4ea1-8b47-de1f4401128d
e51748f8-1fd0-426e-a961-2cd2ba4eb41d
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
c) allegations raised in relation to acts of discrimination against and ill-treatment of persons of ethnic minority groups, in particular the Tibetans and the Uighurs, such as Ablikim Abdureyim, and with the alleged reluctance on the part of the police and authorities to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investig...
c) allegations raised in relation to acts of discrimination against and ill-treatment of persons of ethnic minority groups, in particular the Tibetans and the Uighurs, such as Ablikim Abdureyim, and with the alleged reluctance on the part of the police and authorities to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investig...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: e51748f8-1fd0-426e-a961-2cd2ba4eb41d
1a408644-6246-47bd-ace4-c3c199bb74de
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
r) recalling the Committee’s general comment No. 2 (CAT/C/GC/2, para. 21), the State party should ensure the protection of members of groups especially at risk of ill‑treatment, by ensuring prompt, impartial and effective investigations into all ethnically motivated violence and discrimination, including acts directed ...
r) recalling the Committee’s general comment No. 2 (CAT/C/GC/2, para. 21), the State party should ensure the protection of members of groups especially at risk of ill‐treatment, by ensuring prompt, impartial and effective investigations into all ethnically motivated violence and discrimination, including acts directed ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 1a408644-6246-47bd-ace4-c3c199bb74de
21f785bc-2a2a-422c-9a3b-af592213c878
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Right to be recognized as a person before the law", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
n) state party’s information about the 2006 Temporary Regulation on Human Organ Transplants and the 2007 Human Organ Transplant Ordinance n) allegations presented to the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture who has noted that an increase in organ transplant operations coincides with “the beginning of the perse...
n) state party’s information about the 2006 Temporary Regulation on Human Organ Transplants and the 2007 Human Organ Transplant Ordinance n) allegations presented to the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture who has noted that an increase in organ transplant operations coincides with “the beginning of the perse...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 21f785bc-2a2a-422c-9a3b-af592213c878
4b128786-6921-48b2-b0f2-c839ccfed421
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) by allegations that many individuals have been forcibly returned to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, without any examination of the merits of each individual case, and subsequently been subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by the authorities c) these individuals are r...
c) by allegations that many individuals have been forcibly returned to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, without any examination of the merits of each individual case, and subsequently been subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by the authorities c) these individuals are r...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 4b128786-6921-48b2-b0f2-c839ccfed421
5249f5e3-e6a0-48c6-8a3c-c818e9a28116
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) under no circumstances should the State party expel, return or extradite a person to a State where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture r) when determining the applicability of its obligations under article 3 of CAT, the State party should estab...
r) under no circumstances should the State party expel, return or extradite a person to a State where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture r) when determining the applicability of its obligations under article 3 of CAT, the State party should estab...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 5249f5e3-e6a0-48c6-8a3c-c818e9a28116
82867463-3a3c-4123-9e9b-632ea489082c
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
w) adoption of the 2001 Marriage Law explicitly prohibiting domestic violence and the formulation of the Chinese Women Development Programme (2001-2010) prohibiting all forms of violence against women n) concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and joins i...
w) adoption of the 2001 Marriage Law explicitly prohibiting domestic violence and the formulation of the Chinese Women Development Programme (2001-2010) prohibiting all forms of violence against women n) concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and joins i...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 82867463-3a3c-4123-9e9b-632ea489082c
38176664-6a92-4b3b-90c3-9fb1bd225e6f
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
n) state party’s efforts to ensure that female prisoners are supervised by female officers c) reported incidents of violence against women in detention centres, including against Tibetan nuns in detention, and regrets the lack of information on the number of complaints and the measures taken to prevent torture and ill-...
n) state party’s efforts to ensure that female prisoners are supervised by female officers c) reported incidents of violence against women in detention centres, including against Tibetan nuns in detention, and regrets the lack of information on the number of complaints and the measures taken to prevent torture and ill-...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 38176664-6a92-4b3b-90c3-9fb1bd225e6f
ba8bbc80-b4cb-42d7-8338-ba54dbe81cde
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure procedures are in place to monitor the behaviour of law enforcement officials r) promptly and impartially investigate all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, with a view to prosecuting those responsible, and providing redress and compensation to the victims
r) ensure procedures are in place to monitor the behaviour of law enforcement officials r) promptly and impartially investigate all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, with a view to prosecuting those responsible, and providing redress and compensation to the victims
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: ba8bbc80-b4cb-42d7-8338-ba54dbe81cde
da9be0fd-fb0e-4529-a9e5-c854629f6560
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
c) lack of investigation into the alleged use of coercive and violent measures to implement the population policy (A/55/44, para.122). n) while taking note of the information provided by the delegation of the State party that local officials in Lingyi City have been held accountable for using such coercive and violent ...
c) lack of investigation into the alleged use of coercive and violent measures to implement the population policy (A/55/44, para.122). n) while taking note of the information provided by the delegation of the State party that local officials in Lingyi City have been held accountable for using such coercive and violent ...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: da9be0fd-fb0e-4529-a9e5-c854629f6560
9336cd68-c57b-4848-b678-df4d93424263
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists", "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) implement the population policy in full compliance with the relevant provisions of CAT and prosecute those responsible for resorting to coercive and violent measures in implementing such policy, in particular against women belonging to ethnic minority groups
r) implement the population policy in full compliance with the relevant provisions of CAT and prosecute those responsible for resorting to coercive and violent measures in implementing such policy, in particular against women belonging to ethnic minority groups
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 9336cd68-c57b-4848-b678-df4d93424263
da30ee49-edd5-423e-b2a6-4986212ce2e5
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
n) information provided about victims’ rights to compensation envisaged in the Law on State Compensation c) extremely small numbers of cases in which individuals have received such compensation. c) the limited measures for the rehabilitation of victims of torture, including sexual violence, trafficking, domestic violen...
n) information provided about victims’ rights to compensation envisaged in the Law on State Compensation c) extremely small numbers of cases in which individuals have received such compensation. c) the limited measures for the rehabilitation of victims of torture, including sexual violence, trafficking, domestic violen...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: da30ee49-edd5-423e-b2a6-4986212ce2e5
48e0139d-d684-41e8-8565-1be25c4819a1
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
r) ensure adequate compensation is provided to victims of torture and ill-treatment and appropriate rehabilitation programmes are provided to all victims of torture, including sexual violence, trafficking, domestic violence and ill-treatment, including medical and psychological assistance
r) ensure adequate compensation is provided to victims of torture and ill-treatment and appropriate rehabilitation programmes are provided to all victims of torture, including sexual violence, trafficking, domestic violence and ill-treatment, including medical and psychological assistance
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 48e0139d-d684-41e8-8565-1be25c4819a1
60c9cd18-f8f5-4403-9cf5-82c4a475110b
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) that allegations of torture and/or ill-treatment committed by law enforcement personnel are seldom investigated and prosecuted c) that some instances of torture involving acts which are considered as “relatively minor offences” can lead to only disciplinary or administrative punishment (arts. 2, 4 and 12)
c) that allegations of torture and/or ill-treatment committed by law enforcement personnel are seldom investigated and prosecuted c) that some instances of torture involving acts which are considered as “relatively minor offences” can lead to only disciplinary or administrative punishment (arts. 2, 4 and 12)
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 60c9cd18-f8f5-4403-9cf5-82c4a475110b
7be208c2-6739-432e-a5fc-19bf2462c014
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure all allegations of torture and ill-treatment are investigated promptly, effectively and impartially r) ensure that all acts of torture are punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature, as set out in article 4, paragraph 2, of CAT
r) ensure all allegations of torture and ill-treatment are investigated promptly, effectively and impartially r) ensure that all acts of torture are punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature, as set out in article 4, paragraph 2, of CAT
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 7be208c2-6739-432e-a5fc-19bf2462c014
e489df52-585c-4147-a9b6-7d39352671c2
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
n) while noting the State party’s assertion that all acts that may be described as “torture” within the meaning of article 1 of CAT are criminally punishable in China n) previous conclusions and recommendations (A/55/44, para. 123) that the State party has not incorporated in its domestic law a definition of torture th...
n) while noting the State party’s assertion that all acts that may be described as “torture” within the meaning of article 1 of CAT are criminally punishable in China n) previous conclusions and recommendations (A/55/44, para. 123) that the State party has not incorporated in its domestic law a definition of torture th...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: e489df52-585c-4147-a9b6-7d39352671c2
fb320322-4230-4221-b476-72b2d12ea8a1
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) the provisions relating to torture refer only to physical abuse and do not include the infliction of severe mental pain or suffering c) article 247 of the Criminal Law, article 43 of the Criminal Procedure Law and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Provisions on the Criteria for Filing Dereliction of Duty and Rights...
c) the provisions relating to torture refer only to physical abuse and do not include the infliction of severe mental pain or suffering c) article 247 of the Criminal Law, article 43 of the Criminal Procedure Law and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Provisions on the Criteria for Filing Dereliction of Duty and Rights...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: fb320322-4230-4221-b476-72b2d12ea8a1
2c4fb9b6-e296-43e0-bb55-6707ed6d826a
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) include in legislation a definition of torture that covers all the elements contained in article 1 of the Convention, including discrimination of any kind r) ensure persons who are not judicial officers and officers of an institution of confinement, but who act in an official capacity or with the consent or acquiesc...
r) include in legislation a definition of torture that covers all the elements contained in article 1 of the Convention, including discrimination of any kind r) ensure persons who are not judicial officers and officers of an institution of confinement, but who act in an official capacity or with the consent or acquiesc...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 2c4fb9b6-e296-43e0-bb55-6707ed6d826a
f4a9347a-1939-4fe7-8a64-8ca9945eb0ef
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
n) while noting that the State party has provided data on the large numbers of detainees serving death sentences, death sentences with a two-year reprieve, sentences for life imprisonment and imprisonment above five years c) such data is not disaggregated according to the type of sentence and that specific data on deat...
n) while noting that the State party has provided data on the large numbers of detainees serving death sentences, death sentences with a two-year reprieve, sentences for life imprisonment and imprisonment above five years c) such data is not disaggregated according to the type of sentence and that specific data on deat...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: f4a9347a-1939-4fe7-8a64-8ca9945eb0ef
1d09082a-0488-4313-915b-b70da3239b40
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) review legislation with a view to restricting the imposition of the death penalty r) provide specific data on death penalty cases and ensure that all persons on death row are afforded the protection provided by CAT
r) review legislation with a view to restricting the imposition of the death penalty r) provide specific data on death penalty cases and ensure that all persons on death row are afforded the protection provided by CAT
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 1d09082a-0488-4313-915b-b70da3239b40
ba53d286-c690-4240-81b7-7ca797c8e86b
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
n) article 18 of the Criminal Law allows a mentally ill person who has committed a crime but is not to bear any criminal responsibility for it to be given compulsory medical treatment by the authorities c) this provision has been misused to detain some people in psychiatric hospitals for reasons other than medical c) t...
n) article 18 of the Criminal Law allows a mentally ill person who has committed a crime but is not to bear any criminal responsibility for it to be given compulsory medical treatment by the authorities c) this provision has been misused to detain some people in psychiatric hospitals for reasons other than medical c) t...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: ba53d286-c690-4240-81b7-7ca797c8e86b
2205f691-059f-40b3-b5b0-eb3b1482349f
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) take measures to ensure that no one is involuntarily placed in psychiatric institutions for reasons other than medical r) Where hospitalization is required for medical reasons, the State party should ensure that it is decided only upon the advice of independent psychiatric experts and that such decisions can be appe...
r) take measures to ensure that no one is involuntarily placed in psychiatric institutions for reasons other than medical r) Where hospitalization is required for medical reasons, the State party should ensure that it is decided only upon the advice of independent psychiatric experts and that such decisions can be appe...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 2205f691-059f-40b3-b5b0-eb3b1482349f
d59b87ea-fd2b-4078-ba9a-00ee32ea81c8
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
w) information provided by the delegation of the State party concerning its efforts to provide human rights training to law-enforcement and judicial officers, as well as grassroots officials, on the prevention of torture when they start their posts, when they are promoted and when they are posted in the field, the info...
w) information provided by the delegation of the State party concerning its efforts to provide human rights training to law-enforcement and judicial officers, as well as grassroots officials, on the prevention of torture when they start their posts, when they are promoted and when they are posted in the field, the info...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: d59b87ea-fd2b-4078-ba9a-00ee32ea81c8
8b528f6f-1452-4899-a9cd-50960093eb21
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
r) intensify efforts to reinforce and expand existing training programmes, including with non-governmental organisations, on the absolute prohibition of torture for law enforcement officers at all levels r) ensure adequate training for medical personnel to detect signs of torture and ill-treatment and integrate the Ist...
r) intensify efforts to reinforce and expand existing training programmes, including with non-governmental organisations, on the absolute prohibition of torture for law enforcement officers at all levels r) ensure adequate training for medical personnel to detect signs of torture and ill-treatment and integrate the Ist...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 8b528f6f-1452-4899-a9cd-50960093eb21
06e059d0-7edd-4626-9875-89e7b4e58e4c
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) information on the importance given by the State party to anti-terrorist work and the information on their attempts to strengthen anti-terrorism legislation and other relevant measures, including international cooperation against terrorism c) all rights in CAT are not always respected in all circumstances
w) information on the importance given by the State party to anti-terrorist work and the information on their attempts to strengthen anti-terrorism legislation and other relevant measures, including international cooperation against terrorism c) all rights in CAT are not always respected in all circumstances
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 06e059d0-7edd-4626-9875-89e7b4e58e4c
a34ba837-dd20-4f87-9b34-5e645bdb7ce8
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) information on the importance given by the State party to anti-terrorist work and the information on their attempts to strengthen anti-terrorism legislation and other relevant measures, including international cooperation against terrorism c) all rights in the Convention are not always respected in all circumstances...
w) information on the importance given by the State party to anti-terrorist work and the information on their attempts to strengthen anti-terrorism legislation and other relevant measures, including international cooperation against terrorism c) all rights in the Convention are not always respected in all circumstances...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: a34ba837-dd20-4f87-9b34-5e645bdb7ce8
a577e469-8c15-43b4-b566-0a5ad94e8e48
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) ensure that any measure to combat terrorism is in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1566 (2004), which require that anti-terrorist measures be carried out with full respect for, inter alia, international human rights law, including CAT and the absolute principle of non-refoulement
r) ensure that any measure to combat terrorism is in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1566 (2004), which require that anti-terrorist measures be carried out with full respect for, inter alia, international human rights law, including CAT and the absolute principle of non-refoulement
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: a577e469-8c15-43b4-b566-0a5ad94e8e48
62bff9df-2867-4c88-aef9-44e07d606fe2
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture on his visit in November-December 2005 (A/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6) and to invite him back r) encourages the State party to invite other Special Rapporteurs
r) implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture on his visit in November-December 2005 (A/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6) and to invite him back r) encourages the State party to invite other Special Rapporteurs
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 62bff9df-2867-4c88-aef9-44e07d606fe2
acd36710-9012-4f80-87b8-aaed5cfc071f
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) consider making the declaration under articles 21 and 22 of CAT
r) consider making the declaration under articles 21 and 22 of CAT
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: acd36710-9012-4f80-87b8-aaed5cfc071f
5132b102-34eb-4f4c-a9b7-c186f39e5df8
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) the Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party consider withdrawing its reservations and declarations to the Convention (A/55/44, para. 124)
r) the Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party consider withdrawing its reservations and declarations to the Convention (A/55/44, para. 124)
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 5132b102-34eb-4f4c-a9b7-c186f39e5df8
46e26537-95f5-40a1-858f-d68063f20db5
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[ "Migrants", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) consider ratifying the major United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely ICCPR and ICCPR-OP1 and ICCPR-OP2,OP-CAT, ICRMW, OP-CEDAW, and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance r) consider ratifying the Statute of the International Cri...
r) consider ratifying the major United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely ICCPR and ICCPR-OP1 and ICCPR-OP2, OP-CAT, ICRMW, OP-CEDAW, and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance r) consider ratifying the Statute of the International Cr...
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 46e26537-95f5-40a1-858f-d68063f20db5
77b051c8-03d6-4a2c-8c96-6427a87e1fa0
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) widely disseminate report, replies to the list of issues, the summary records of the meetings and the concluding observations of the Committee, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations
r) widely disseminate report, replies to the list of issues, the summary records of the meetings and the concluding observations of the Committee, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 77b051c8-03d6-4a2c-8c96-6427a87e1fa0
51becee3-ca78-43dc-a8cd-454750a1cba2
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) submit core document in accordance with the requirements of the Common Core Document in the Harmonized Guidelines on Reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5
r) submit core document in accordance with the requirements of the Common Core Document in the Harmonized Guidelines on Reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 51becee3-ca78-43dc-a8cd-454750a1cba2
70f58d36-3e2e-4510-8bf9-0cec8266f55f
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 11, 15, 17 and 23 above
r) provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 11, 15, 17 and 23 above
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: 70f58d36-3e2e-4510-8bf9-0cec8266f55f
b8cc6e65-4aa2-4ecf-949c-81791b7c051e
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4
CAT
2008-12-12
2,008
Recommendations
[ "China" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) the State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as its fifth periodic report, by 21 November 2012
r) the State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as its fifth periodic report, by 21 November 2012
CAT | China | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7f633f77-dd49-4f64-8f32-0d5b63e45b18 | AnnotationId: b8cc6e65-4aa2-4ecf-949c-81791b7c051e
d71d679c-dfe2-4bca-89ac-d422cb305f61
CAT/C/CHN/CO/4/ADD.1
CAT
2008-12-17
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "China" ]
[]
[]
[]
[]
Comments by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to the concluding observations and recommendations of the Committee against Torture (CAT/C/CHN/CO/4)
Comments by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to the concluding observations and recommendations of the Committee against Torture (CAT/C/CHN/CO/4)
CAT | CAT/C/CHN/CO/4/ADD.1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 87502ba3-1563-4531-935b-1f5b2cecd6a5 | AnnotationId: d71d679c-dfe2-4bca-89ac-d422cb305f61
fdbbee92-9a10-4d51-b436-c4e204b212d4
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
B. Positive aspects 3.The Committee notes with appreciation that during the period since the initial report was considered, the State party has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination ...
3. The Committee notes with appreciation that during the period since the initial report was considered, the State party has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Dis...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: fdbbee92-9a10-4d51-b436-c4e204b212d4
27fd33d5-d3a4-4eeb-95b6-d5b4c2e819cf
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Children: protection against exploitation", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
4.The Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts being made by the State party to revise legislation, policies and working practices so as to ensure greater protection of the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and specifically: (a)The legislative reform...
4. The Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts being made by the State party to revise legislation, policies and working practices so as to ensure greater protection of the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and specifically: (a) The legislative refo...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 27fd33d5-d3a4-4eeb-95b6-d5b4c2e819cf
8b2715ef-89a1-4a8f-99c2-6648a0d85052
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Liberty & security of the person", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Pretrial detention 5.The Committee endorses the concerns expressed by the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/CRI/CO/5) regarding the duration of pretrial detention and the legally authorized regime of incommunicado detention. It also expresses its concern at the high number of persons held in pretrial detention owing to a ...
5. The Committee endorses the concerns expressed by the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/CRI/CO/5) regarding the duration of pretrial detention and the legally authorized regime of incommunicado detention. It also expresses its concern at the high number of persons held in pretrial detention owing to a general increase i...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 8b2715ef-89a1-4a8f-99c2-6648a0d85052
e214d716-3431-4029-8e64-9fb42b10825e
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Liberty & security of the person", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
The State party should take prompt steps to restrict the use of pretrial detention, as well as its duration, using alternative methods whenever possible when the accused does not represent a danger to society.
The State party should take prompt steps to restrict the use of pretrial detention, as well as its duration, using alternative methods whenever possible when the accused does not represent a danger to society.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: e214d716-3431-4029-8e64-9fb42b10825e
59a211fb-0c62-4f8c-bfe0-206767d85cfb
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Liberty & security of the person", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Alternative measures 6.The Committee is concerned at the increase in the prison population and the factors that have contributed to this situation - in particular the limited use of alternative measures, longer prison terms, the criminalization of certain behaviour and the use of pretrial detention as a preventive meas...
6. The Committee is concerned at the increase in the prison population and the factors that have contributed to this situation - in particular the limited use of alternative measures, longer prison terms, the criminalization of certain behaviour and the use of pretrial detention as a preventive measure (art. 2).
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 59a211fb-0c62-4f8c-bfe0-206767d85cfb
4ebd6591-acd9-430d-9538-6e2bf9697bf4
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Liberty & security of the person", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
The Committee takes note of the bill introducing a new Criminal Code which will incorporate alternative measures, and urges the State party to speed up the reforms needed to enable the judiciary to impose alternatives to imprisonment.
The Committee takes note of the bill introducing a new Criminal Code which will incorporate alternative measures, and urges the State party to speed up the reforms needed to enable the judiciary to impose alternatives to imprisonment.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 4ebd6591-acd9-430d-9538-6e2bf9697bf4
fe8bf6d3-97b6-4155-a306-b10e6ced2a42
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Migrants" ]
[ "Support to victims & witnesses", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES" ]
Non-return 7.The Committee notes with concern that the Migration Bill makes no mention of a right to appeal against the decisions of the Visa and Refuge Commission. The Committee is also concerned at the power which the Migration Bill grants to immigration officials to reject illegalimmigrants within a radius of 50 kil...
7. The Committee notes with concern that the Migration Bill makes no mention of a right to appeal against the decisions of the Visa and Refuge Commission. The Committee is also concerned at the power which the Migration Bill grants to immigration officials to reject illegalimmigrants within a radius of 50 kilometres fr...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: fe8bf6d3-97b6-4155-a306-b10e6ced2a42
5352d626-a8cc-4444-b6b2-c782f83c04fd
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Migrants" ]
[ "Support to victims & witnesses", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES" ]
The State party should take steps to ensure that, in the context of migration management, a proper analysis can be conducted of the situation in each case and the situation in the countries from which the “immigrants” come, so as to guarantee respect for the principle of non-refoulement . These steps should include app...
The State party should take steps to ensure that, in the context of migration management, a proper analysis can be conducted of the situation in each case and the situation in the countries from which the “immigrants” come, so as to guarantee respect for the principle of non-refoulement . These steps should include app...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 5352d626-a8cc-4444-b6b2-c782f83c04fd
f31b194f-8012-4074-952c-d838e7f9dd9f
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "International criminal & humanitarian law (including crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide)", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Situation of applicants for refugee status 8.The Committee expresses concern at continued excessive delays in determination of refugee status.
8. The Committee expresses concern at continued excessive delays in determination of refugee status.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: f31b194f-8012-4074-952c-d838e7f9dd9f
a141f6a8-d44b-4bcf-9755-2174e05734fc
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Support to victims & witnesses", "International criminal & humanitarian law (including crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide)", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
9.The Committee expresses concern at the statements made by senior officials linking the rise in crime in the country with the presence of refugees, as the Human Rights Committee has already done (CCPR/C/CRI/CO/5).
9. The Committee expresses concern at the statements made by senior officials linking the rise in crime in the country with the presence of refugees, as the Human Rights Committee has already done (CCPR/C/CRI/CO/5).
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: a141f6a8-d44b-4bcf-9755-2174e05734fc
f9cad248-1b9b-4ca9-8fc2-ef7095ed02d7
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Support to victims & witnesses", "International criminal & humanitarian law (including crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide)", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
The State party should take the necessary steps, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to speed up the processes of determination of refugee status. The State party should ensure that its officials refrain from making statements which could encourage the stigmatiza...
The State party should take the necessary steps, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to speed up the processes of determination of refugee status. The State party should ensure that its officials refrain from making statements which could encourage the stigmatiza...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: f9cad248-1b9b-4ca9-8fc2-ef7095ed02d7
cd90c487-0e0c-4438-a05e-c5e368703399
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Migrants", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
Detention of non-citizens 10.The Committee expresses concern at the failure to limit the length of administrative detention of aliens. The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to improve conditions in the Detention Centre for aliens, and the plans to modernize the regional offices and border post...
10. The Committee expresses concern at the failure to limit the length of administrative detention of aliens. The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to improve conditions in the Detention Centre for aliens, and the plans to modernize the regional offices and border posts so as to provide suitab...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: cd90c487-0e0c-4438-a05e-c5e368703399
89627710-4d55-458e-81ea-4b41527e1050
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Migrants", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "10.7 - Responsible and well-managed migration policies", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES" ]
The State party should ensure that legislation provides for alternatives to custody for migrants. The State party should also set a maximum legal period for detention pending deportation, which should in no circumstances be indefinite. The Committee invites the State party to continue its efforts to improve detention c...
The State party should ensure that legislation provides for alternatives to custody for migrants. The State party should also set a maximum legal period for detention pending deportation, which should in no circumstances be indefinite. The Committee invites the State party to continue its efforts to improve detention c...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 89627710-4d55-458e-81ea-4b41527e1050
64deb80c-35fe-442c-9f57-3f31c2cbae70
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination" ]
Ill-treatment and abuse of authority 11.The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to address cases of abuse of authority by border guards and prison staff, including specific recommendations that officials should avoid actions or omissions which violate rights. However, the Committee remains conce...
11. The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to address cases of abuse of authority by border guards and prison staff, including specific recommendations that officials should avoid actions or omissions which violate rights. However, the Committee remains concerned at cases of abuse of immigrants...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 64deb80c-35fe-442c-9f57-3f31c2cbae70
b1a7ff76-237c-4eb1-a647-3085c5be7df7
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Through training and awareness creation among those concerned, the State party should foster a policy of respect for human rights for all without discrimination. The State party should take steps to ensure continuous monitoring and periodic evaluation of the impact of the training and awareness creation provided for po...
Through training and awareness creation among those concerned, the State party should foster a policy of respect for human rights for all without discrimination. The State party should take steps to ensure continuous monitoring and periodic evaluation of the impact of the training and awareness creation provided for po...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: b1a7ff76-237c-4eb1-a647-3085c5be7df7
87919b13-295b-4955-aef4-41a511aa558a
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Medical staff / health professionals", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Rule of law & impunity", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
Complaints, investigations and proper convictions 12.The Committee notes with satisfaction the cases where the Convention has been directly applied by domestic courts. However, the Committee notes that only one complaint of torture has been registered and that no convictions have been handed down for torture since the ...
12. The Committee notes with satisfaction the cases where the Convention has been directly applied by domestic courts. However, the Committee notes that only one complaint of torture has been registered and that no convictions have been handed down for torture since the new law entered into force. The Committee notes w...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 87919b13-295b-4955-aef4-41a511aa558a
513c2890-28f6-49bd-b70c-49aa8edd57a4
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Medical staff / health professionals", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Rule of law & impunity", "Support to victims & witnesses", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
The State party should ensure that legislation on torture is effectively applied and that all those involved, especially police officers and prison staff, border guards, medical personnel and judicial personnel, receive proper training in the new legislation. Detainees should also be given information on the Convention...
The State party should ensure that legislation on torture is effectively applied and that all those involved, especially police officers and prison staff, border guards, medical personnel and judicial personnel, receive proper training in the new legislation. Detainees should also be given information on the Convention...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 513c2890-28f6-49bd-b70c-49aa8edd57a4
fe20d784-b1bb-41e4-ba5d-e634ce451d25
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Training on the prohibition of torture 13.The Committee expresses concern at the fall in the number of hours devoted to human rights in basic police training (art. 10).
13. The Committee expresses concern at the fall in the number of hours devoted to human rights in basic police training (art. 10).
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: fe20d784-b1bb-41e4-ba5d-e634ce451d25
f088907a-7795-49f8-94fc-db0bd2243d6d
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
The State party should ensure that the police forces receive specific and appropriate training in human rights and on the Convention.
The State party should ensure that the police forces receive specific and appropriate training in human rights and on the Convention.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: f088907a-7795-49f8-94fc-db0bd2243d6d
638a4879-0fdc-4d29-9372-f48022bae299
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Labour rights and right to work", "Children: family environment & alternative care", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Right to health", "Conditions of detention", "Right to education" ]
[ "2.2 - End all forms of malnutrition", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
Conditions of detention 14.The Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts made by the State party to improve the prison infrastructure, solve problems of overcrowding and ensure better health care and better nutrition for prisoners, as well as guaranteeing the right to education and the right to work, including the ...
14. The Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts made by the State party to improve the prison infrastructure, solve problems of overcrowding and ensure better health care and better nutrition for prisoners, as well as guaranteeing the right to education and the right to work, including the opening of the Care Cen...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 638a4879-0fdc-4d29-9372-f48022bae299
1eab37d8-7b3f-4289-8201-8c2ec653fa91
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[]
15.The Committee regrets the inadequate budget of the Department, which leads to problems with equipment, allocation of technical and administrative staff and security personnel requirements.
15. The Committee regrets the inadequate budget of the Department, which leads to problems with equipment, allocation of technical and administrative staff and security personnel requirements.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 1eab37d8-7b3f-4289-8201-8c2ec653fa91
592ca721-5a92-4c4e-b80e-8ab6838e258a
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
16.The Committee reiterates the concern it expressed on the occasion of the damage to communal centre F in the La Reforma centre and the detention regime comprising 23 hours of confinement and 1 hour outside (A/56/44, paras. 130-136).
16. The Committee reiterates the concern it expressed on the occasion of the damage to communal centre F in the La Reforma centre and the detention regime comprising 23 hours of confinement and 1 hour outside (A/56/44, paras. 130-136).
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 592ca721-5a92-4c4e-b80e-8ab6838e258a
397b29c6-9ec5-46da-ac3d-42c5109ab4a5
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Right to health", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
17.The Committee expresses concern at the general conditions governing access to health care for prisoners. The Committee is particularly concerned that when medical care is not provided in detention centres, security personnel are responsible for decisions on transfers to hospitals without having the necessary technic...
17. The Committee expresses concern at the general conditions governing access to health care for prisoners. The Committee is particularly concerned that when medical care is not provided in detention centres, security personnel are responsible for decisions on transfers to hospitals without having the necessary techni...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 397b29c6-9ec5-46da-ac3d-42c5109ab4a5
2f174792-cdf4-4252-968e-24eef34c53a1
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
18.The Committee expresses concern at the reports of sexual abuse and physical violence against homosexual and transsexual prisoners.
18. The Committee expresses concern at the reports of sexual abuse and physical violence against homosexual and transsexual prisoners.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 2f174792-cdf4-4252-968e-24eef34c53a1
a684284a-535c-48e0-bbdb-68c2d6cb0588
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Vulnerable persons/groups", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Right to health", "Conditions of detention", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
The State party should ensure that the Department has the funds it needs so that conditions of detention are in keeping with international rules and principles relating to the rights of persons deprived of their liberty. The State party should also take steps to improve the infrastructure of communal centre F in the La...
The State party should ensure that the Department has the funds it needs so that conditions of detention are in keeping with international rules and principles relating to the rights of persons deprived of their liberty. The State party should also take steps to improve the infrastructure of communal centre F in the La...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: a684284a-535c-48e0-bbdb-68c2d6cb0588
611ca18b-2b6b-4f0e-a68d-f89ae268c847
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Public officials", "Social workers", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Support to victims & witnesses", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Compensation and rehabilitation for victims 19.The Committee reiterates the concern at the lack of State programmes for the rehabilitation of victims which it expressed when considering the initial report of the State party (A/56/44, paras. 130-136) (art. 14).
19. The Committee reiterates the concern at the lack of State programmes for the rehabilitation of victims which it expressed when considering the initial report of the State party (A/56/44, paras. 130-136) (art. 14).
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 611ca18b-2b6b-4f0e-a68d-f89ae268c847
6177732a-5b84-49fc-afce-4843b4df10a2
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Public officials", "Social workers", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Support to victims & witnesses", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
The State party should ensure that victims of torture, other ill-treatment, trafficking and domestic and sexual violence are enabled to benefit from the fullest possible rehabilitation. The Committee urges the State party to include in its next periodic report statistics on measures of compensation ordered by the court...
The State party should ensure that victims of torture, other ill-treatment, trafficking and domestic and sexual violence are enabled to benefit from the fullest possible rehabilitation. The Committee urges the State party to include in its next periodic report statistics on measures of compensation ordered by the court...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 6177732a-5b84-49fc-afce-4843b4df10a2
0f6a96ce-ac07-4d81-aec3-984907738701
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Public officials", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Data collection 20.The Committee notes the lack of data on persons deprived of their liberty broken down by age, sex and civil status. It also notes that the Department of Legal Discipline in the Ministry of Public Security has no data broken down by sex, age, ethnic group or minority group.
20. The Committee notes the lack of data on persons deprived of their liberty broken down by age, sex and civil status. It also notes that the Department of Legal Discipline in the Ministry of Public Security has no data broken down by sex, age, ethnic group or minority group.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 0f6a96ce-ac07-4d81-aec3-984907738701
56f796e4-5af6-4a89-9646-dfa2829fbdc6
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Public officials", "Migrants", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
The next report should contain data on persons deprived of their liberty broken down by age, sex and civil status. The State party should also devise an appropriate system for the collection of data on cases of abuse, broken down by sex, age, ethnic group or minority group.
The next report should contain data on persons deprived of their liberty broken down by age, sex and civil status. The State party should also devise an appropriate system for the collection of data on cases of abuse, broken down by sex, age, ethnic group or minority group.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 56f796e4-5af6-4a89-9646-dfa2829fbdc6
392425c5-4731-4423-a958-1ea4e9fe901f
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Business & Human Rights", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Manufacture of torture equipment 21.The Committee notes with concern that there is no legal provision banning the manufacture and marketing of equipment specifically designed for purposes of torture.
21. The Committee notes with concern that there is no legal provision banning the manufacture and marketing of equipment specifically designed for purposes of torture.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 392425c5-4731-4423-a958-1ea4e9fe901f
20acbf4b-7e13-47c8-8e5f-7786f8e61372
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Business & Human Rights", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
The State party should consider the possibility of devising rules and regulations to ban the manufacture and marketing of equipment specifically designed for purposes of torture.
The State party should consider the possibility of devising rules and regulations to ban the manufacture and marketing of equipment specifically designed for purposes of torture.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 20acbf4b-7e13-47c8-8e5f-7786f8e61372
dacb3415-2be9-4e65-8c9b-ec9c09b2d5be
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Public officials", "Vulnerable persons/groups" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
Trafficking in persons 22.The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to combat trafficking in persons, including the executive decree in 2005 establishing the national coalition to combat illegal smuggling of immigrants and trafficking in persons and the Institutional Protocol for Care for Victims ...
22. The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to combat trafficking in persons, including the executive decree in 2005 establishing the national coalition to combat illegal smuggling of immigrants and trafficking in persons and the Institutional Protocol for Care for Victims of Trafficking drafted...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: dacb3415-2be9-4e65-8c9b-ec9c09b2d5be
d0844ba1-34d2-47bc-b52d-9254c532431e
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Public officials", "Vulnerable persons/groups" ]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
The State party should criminalize trafficking in persons in accordance with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
The State party should criminalize trafficking in persons in accordance with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: d0844ba1-34d2-47bc-b52d-9254c532431e
e51409d7-a670-4a7b-96e4-7350fe72a07a
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Youth & juveniles", "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Educational staff & students" ]
[ "Children: juvenile justice", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence" ]
Corporal punishment 23.The Committee notes with satisfaction that corporal punishment is banned in education and in juvenile prisons. However, in the family, article 143 of the Family Code states that parents have the right to correct children in a moderate manner, which has been interpreted as allowing the use of corp...
23. The Committee notes with satisfaction that corporal punishment is banned in education and in juvenile prisons. However, in the family, article 143 of the Family Code states that parents have the right to correct children in a moderate manner, which has been interpreted as allowing the use of corporal punishment (ar...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: e51409d7-a670-4a7b-96e4-7350fe72a07a
31b2d819-b7bb-426f-94b9-aa3a04ee53d4
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Youth & juveniles", "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Educational staff & students" ]
[ "Children: juvenile justice", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence" ]
The Committee takes note of the bill to abolish physical punishment of children and young people submitted to the Legislative Assembly by the Ombudsman, and the setting up of a group to discuss the issue. It encourages the State party to expedite the complete prohibition of corporal punishment of children.
The Committee takes note of the bill to abolish physical punishment of children and young people submitted to the Legislative Assembly by the Ombudsman, and the setting up of a group to discuss the issue. It encourages the State party to expedite the complete prohibition of corporal punishment of children.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 31b2d819-b7bb-426f-94b9-aa3a04ee53d4
9d1313a3-d228-4c88-b067-8119d9741ab3
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Sexual & gender-based violence" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
Domestic violence and violence against women and children 24.The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to eradicate domestic violence. The Committee welcomes the information provided by the representative of the State party indicating that there is no legal obstacle to the application of Act No. 7...
24. The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to eradicate domestic violence. The Committee welcomes the information provided by the representative of the State party indicating that there is no legal obstacle to the application of Act No. 7586 on domestic violence to same-sex couples. However, ac...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 9d1313a3-d228-4c88-b067-8119d9741ab3
13c7bd24-0eed-4132-801e-4222c0554b6c
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Military personnel" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Sexual & ...
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
25.The Committee regrets the lack of data broken down by sex and age and the lack of precision in the conceptualization of violence against women and children and the categories of analysis and variables used (art. 16).
25. The Committee regrets the lack of data broken down by sex and age and the lack of precision in the conceptualization of violence against women and children and the categories of analysis and variables used (art. 16).
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 13c7bd24-0eed-4132-801e-4222c0554b6c
0585518e-c4c6-4576-a780-c4d5136998f7
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Law enforcement / police & prison officials", "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI)", "Women & girls", "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Military personnel" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Equality & non-discrimination", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Children: definition; general principles; protection", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Sexual & ...
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.9 - Universal legal ...
The State party should ensure the protection of all victims of domestic violence and other ill-treatment without any discrimination through the registration and investigation of all cases of torture, as well as the prosecution and conviction of those responsible for such acts. The Committee encourages the State party t...
The State party should ensure the protection of all victims of domestic violence and other ill-treatment without any discrimination through the registration and investigation of all cases of torture, as well as the prosecution and conviction of those responsible for such acts. The Committee encourages the State party t...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 0585518e-c4c6-4576-a780-c4d5136998f7
eaad85a2-e11f-4874-83c1-7cd9fcb456ab
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)", "Budget & resources (for human rights implementation)" ]
[]
26.The Committee notes with satisfaction the creation of the post of Ombudsman as a means of preventing torture under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and recommends that it should receive adequate funds to perform that function effectively.
26. The Committee notes with satisfaction the creation of the post of Ombudsman as a means of preventing torture under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and recommends that it should receive adequate funds to perform that function effectively.
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: eaad85a2-e11f-4874-83c1-7cd9fcb456ab
1fe7e9b6-72db-45ba-a540-8c973ee7168e
CAT/C/CRI/CO/2
CAT
2008-07-07
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Costa Rica" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Public officials", "Media" ]
[ "National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up (NMIRF)", "Cooperation & consultation with civil society", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Human rights education, trainings & awareness raising", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading tr...
[]
27.The State party is urged to disseminate widely the reports it submits to the Committee, its replies to the list of issues, the summary records of the meetings and the concluding observations, and the summary records of the Committee, in the appropriate languages, by means of official websites, the media and non-gove...
27. The State party is urged to disseminate widely the reports it submits to the Committee, its replies to the list of issues, the summary records of the meetings and the concluding observations, and the summary records of the Committee, in the appropriate languages, by means of official websites, the media and non-gov...
CAT | Costa Rica | CAT/C/CRI/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: 7620773d-c196-453c-858f-7e8c48d9c2ce | AnnotationId: 1fe7e9b6-72db-45ba-a540-8c973ee7168e