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A/HRC/7/2/Add.2
WG Disappearances
2007-10-26
2,007
Recommendations
[ "El Salvador" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Special Procedures" ]
[]
r) Government of El Salvador, within 90 days from the date of publication of this report, present the Working Group with a timetable showing the steps it intends to take in order to implement the recommendations of the Working Group, the dates by which each measure will be taken, and the dates by which it intends to co...
r) Government of El Salvador, within 90 days from the date of publication of this report, present the Working Group with a timetable showing the steps it intends to take in order to implement the recommendations of the Working Group, the dates by which each measure will be taken, and the dates by which it intends to co...
WG Disappearances | El Salvador | A/HRC/7/2/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: 8a65d8f4-1681-46d0-b641-db7688b88818 | AnnotationId: 40609f3d-552a-420c-afc7-bcb81a804ba1
bda8e0bb-8357-4db7-b933-44be4aaacaab
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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" ]
> the SR Torture recognizes that Paraguay has come a long way in overcoming the legacy of the military dictatorship under General Stroessner by building up democratic institutions based on the rule of law and respect for human rights > he is impressed by the efforts of the Truth and Justice Commission to guarantee vict...
> the SR Torture recognizes that Paraguay has come a long way in overcoming the legacy of the military dictatorship under General Stroessner by building up democratic institutions based on the rule of law and respect for human rights > he is impressed by the efforts of the Truth and Justice Commission to guarantee vict...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: bda8e0bb-8357-4db7-b933-44be4aaacaab
dd41340b-9865-4e0a-ae1c-9feae720dba7
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) the 1992 Constitution, which makes provision for a number of important institutions and procedures for the protection of human rights, as well as providing for a comprehensive bill of rights, including a prohibition on torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment which is absolute ...
w) the 1992 Constitution, which makes provision for a number of important institutions and procedures for the protection of human rights, as well as providing for a comprehensive bill of rights, including a prohibition on torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment which is absolute ...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: dd41340b-9865-4e0a-ae1c-9feae720dba7
4c21c364-f2a0-4d47-a330-b6ddaab9eb47
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) the work of the three inter-institutional mechanisms, which are currently actively carrying out visits to prisons, juveniles in detention and military barracks > SR Torture hopes that the national mechanism to be designated under OPCAT will build upon the experience and good work carried out by the three inter-insti...
w) the work of the three inter-institutional mechanisms, which are currently actively carrying out visits to prisons, juveniles in detention and military barracks > SR Torture hopes that the national mechanism to be designated under OPCAT will build upon the experience and good work carried out by the three inter-insti...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 4c21c364-f2a0-4d47-a330-b6ddaab9eb47
67a39775-8ef7-4ca7-a698-8b222b33ea5a
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
> on the basis of his meetings with government officials and representatives of non‑governmental organizations, on-site inspections of detention facilities and interviews with detainees and forensic medical experts, the SR concludes that torture is widely practised, primarily during the first days of police custody to ...
> on the basis of his meetings with government officials and representatives of non‐governmental organizations, on-site inspections of detention facilities and interviews with detainees and forensic medical experts, the SR concludes that torture is widely practised, primarily during the first days of police custody to ...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 67a39775-8ef7-4ca7-a698-8b222b33ea5a
2daf1936-112e-4c3f-8824-2dc0f5537c62
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
n) the situation of torture and ill-treatment in prisons has improved in recent years c) however, the SR is concerned about the excessive use of isolation cells to punish detainees and allegations of beatings by prison guards n) in relation to the military, the SR received credible allegations of hazing and beatings of...
n) the situation of torture and ill-treatment in prisons has improved in recent years c) however, the SR is concerned about the excessive use of isolation cells to punish detainees and allegations of beatings by prison guards n) in relation to the military, the SR received credible allegations of hazing and beatings of...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 2daf1936-112e-4c3f-8824-2dc0f5537c62
887ea9aa-393c-4ee1-90eb-b3e69eeb9290
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) article 309 of the Criminal Code, which purports to criminalize torture, does not comply with the definition contained in article 1 of the CAT > article 309 provides that an act only constitutes torture if the perpetrator “intends to destroy or seriously damage the personality of the victim” > this is an extremely n...
c) article 309 of the Criminal Code, which purports to criminalize torture, does not comply with the definition contained in article 1 of the CAT > article 309 provides that an act only constitutes torture if the perpetrator “intends to destroy or seriously damage the personality of the victim” > this is an extremely n...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 887ea9aa-393c-4ee1-90eb-b3e69eeb9290
9ea6d94c-b158-4248-b85e-2bb4c3b4e4c8
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "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" ]
> one of the main reasons for the continuing practice of torture and other ill-treatment in Paraguay is impunity > there is currently no effective, independent mechanism in place to receive complaints and investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment as required by article 13 of the CAT > furthermore, relevant a...
> one of the main reasons for the continuing practice of torture and other ill-treatment in Paraguay is impunity > there is currently no effective, independent mechanism in place to receive complaints and investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment as required by article 13 of the CAT > furthermore, relevant a...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 9ea6d94c-b158-4248-b85e-2bb4c3b4e4c8
f51a981f-6496-49b6-ae77-d9e4a3d71ded
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "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", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "16.5 - Reduce corruption and bribery", "1 - NO POVERTY", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
> in the majority of prisons visited by the Special Rapporteur, he found overcrowding, a failure to effectively separate remand and convicted prisoners and a high incidence of inter-prisoner violence > the older facilities are especially deplorable as regards the conditions of cells, hygiene, and the provision of essen...
> in the majority of prisons visited by the Special Rapporteur, he found overcrowding, a failure to effectively separate remand and convicted prisoners and a high incidence of inter-prisoner violence > the older facilities are especially deplorable as regards the conditions of cells, hygiene, and the provision of essen...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: f51a981f-6496-49b6-ae77-d9e4a3d71ded
6e108715-0f9a-4f90-b3f7-21ba2ae66918
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "6 - CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION", "1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources", "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "6.2 - End open defecation and provide acc...
> the SR Torture makes the following recommendations to the Government, aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment and improving prison conditions > he is assured that every effort will be taken to implement his recommendations and stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance in this regard Conditions o...
> the SR Torture makes the following recommendations to the Government, aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment and improving prison conditions > he is assured that every effort will be taken to implement his recommendations and stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance in this regard Conditions o...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 6e108715-0f9a-4f90-b3f7-21ba2ae66918
3b215c0d-bf21-455a-b9c3-9590beea2c24
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable disease...
> the SR Torture makes the following recommendations to the Government, aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment and improving prison conditions > he is assured that every effort will be taken to implement his recommendations and stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance in this regard Impunity r) ...
> the SR Torture makes the following recommendations to the Government, aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment and improving prison conditions > he is assured that every effort will be taken to implement his recommendations and stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance in this regard Impunity r) ...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 3b215c0d-bf21-455a-b9c3-9590beea2c24
71328f25-7c5f-4fc1-9534-57d90c69f394
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
> the SR Torture makes the following recommendations to the Government, aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment and improving prison conditions > he is assured that every effort will be taken to implement his recommendations and stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance in this regard Prevention o...
> the SR Torture makes the following recommendations to the Government, aimed at preventing torture and ill-treatment and improving prison conditions > he is assured that every effort will be taken to implement his recommendations and stands ready to offer his full cooperation and assistance in this regard Prevention o...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 71328f25-7c5f-4fc1-9534-57d90c69f394
13899f83-00fb-45eb-a256-17e02e984f4e
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Inter-State cooperation and assistance", "Cooperation with human rights mechanisms & requests for technical assistance", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) the relevant United Nations bodies, donor Governments and development agencies assist the Government of Paraguay in the implementation of these recommendations, and in particular in its efforts to improve the police and the prison system through the construction of facilities, as well as to provide appropriate train...
r) the relevant United Nations bodies, donor Governments and development agencies assist the Government of Paraguay in the implementation of these recommendations, and in particular in its efforts to improve the police and the prison system through the construction of facilities, as well as to provide appropriate train...
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 13899f83-00fb-45eb-a256-17e02e984f4e
4c36ee82-bf26-423c-80e7-37fa8fef2de7
A/HRC/7/3/Add.3
SR Torture
2007-10-01
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Paraguay" ]
[ "Latin America and the Caribbean" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Inter-State cooperation and assistance", "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) donors are also encouraged to support the independent national preventive mechanism to be established in accordance with the OP-CAT with the task of carrying out unannounced and regular visits to all places of detention
r) donors are also encouraged to support the independent national preventive mechanism to be established in accordance with the OP-CAT with the task of carrying out unannounced and regular visits to all places of detention
SR Torture | Paraguay | A/HRC/7/3/Add.3 | 2007 | DocumentId: 5c4bae7a-6839-4c4c-a3d2-9e4cc3f32752 | AnnotationId: 4c36ee82-bf26-423c-80e7-37fa8fef2de7
9c2b293b-b26f-4dca-9795-5ab9238b1f87
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions" ]
> the SR emphasizes that the prohibition of torture and ill‑treatment is absolute > the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two persons personally interviewed by the SR (see paragraphs 44‑49 above) ‑ examples of serious torture, disappearance and extrajudicial killing ‑ illustrate and confirm the inability of t...
> the SR emphasizes that the prohibition of torture and ill‐treatment is absolute > the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two persons personally interviewed by the SR (see paragraphs 44‐49 above) ‐ examples of serious torture, disappearance and extrajudicial killing ‐ illustrate and confirm the inability of t...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 9c2b293b-b26f-4dca-9795-5ab9238b1f87
aecfbb0d-26b8-4b3f-b67d-77053cd78236
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
> the findings of the SR are hardly a revelation as many credible human rights organizations, as well as United Nations human rights mechanisms, as for example the SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (E/CN.4/2006/53/Add.4), have documented and concluded that torture is widespread in the country, that t...
> the findings of the SR are hardly a revelation as many credible human rights organizations, as well as United Nations human rights mechanisms, as for example the SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (E/CN.4/2006/53/Add.4), have documented and concluded that torture is widespread in the country, that t...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: aecfbb0d-26b8-4b3f-b67d-77053cd78236
423a48c5-ec15-46f4-b75c-766b32222a91
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
> the SR cannot emphasize enough that Nigerians themselves have exhaustively identified the nature and scale of these problems > indeed in August 2005, President Obasanjo acknowledged the severity of the problem of torture in the country > further, Nigerians have already come up with the way forward > one needs only to...
> the SR cannot emphasize enough that Nigerians themselves have exhaustively identified the nature and scale of these problems > indeed in August 2005, President Obasanjo acknowledged the severity of the problem of torture in the country > further, Nigerians have already come up with the way forward > one needs only to...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 423a48c5-ec15-46f4-b75c-766b32222a91
2d7d5273-ac3a-485a-9b8c-b73f38d31973
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
> thus the commitment to engage in a meaningful process of reform in Nigeria is not new > what is of concern, however, is that such reform efforts have been short‑lived, without the same commitment to follow‑up
> thus the commitment to engage in a meaningful process of reform in Nigeria is not new > what is of concern, however, is that such reform efforts have been short‐lived, without the same commitment to follow‐up
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 2d7d5273-ac3a-485a-9b8c-b73f38d31973
f9a64711-75c7-434b-92f1-00b400b8a071
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
> since the visit was carried out, the SR wishes to report on two important developments
> since the visit was carried out, the SR wishes to report on two important developments
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: f9a64711-75c7-434b-92f1-00b400b8a071
19e0553d-7888-4928-855e-d878deace2c9
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
> the SR expresses his gratitude to President Obasanjo for taking these important initiatives > he calls upon the Government to expeditiously follow through
> the SR expresses his gratitude to President Obasanjo for taking these important initiatives > he calls upon the Government to expeditiously follow through
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 19e0553d-7888-4928-855e-d878deace2c9
b2b44659-de7e-455b-af31-ea743715b9ae
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation with human rights mechanisms & requests for technical assistance", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Cooperation & Follow up with Special Procedures" ]
[]
r) in terms of international cooperation, relevant international organizations, including the OHCHR and the UNDP and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, be requested to provide, in a coordinated manner, assistance in the follow‑up to the above recommendations
r) in terms of international cooperation, relevant international organizations, including the OHCHR and the UNDP and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, be requested to provide, in a coordinated manner, assistance in the follow‐up to the above recommendations
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: b2b44659-de7e-455b-af31-ea743715b9ae
1c21ac32-5997-4d45-8733-07d7f1ee8b46
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
> in Nigeria, torture and ill‑treatment are widely practised in police custody; they are particularly systemic in the Criminal Investigation Departments (CID) > torture is an intrinsic part of the functioning of the police in Nigeria > this unacceptable state of affairs must end > the Government must take immediate and...
> in Nigeria, torture and ill‐treatment are widely practised in police custody; they are particularly systemic in the Criminal Investigation Departments (CID) > torture is an intrinsic part of the functioning of the police in Nigeria > this unacceptable state of affairs must end > the Government must take immediate and...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 1c21ac32-5997-4d45-8733-07d7f1ee8b46
7684732e-d8e9-4987-b0e8-b8f5f5606730
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "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", "16.5 - Reduce corruption and bribery", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
> it is fact that Nigerian law enforcement is seriously under‑resourced and at the same time confronted with a high rate of violent crime > consequently, adequate training is lacking, corruption is endemic, and the cadres, emboldened by a culture of impunity for torture, are prone to heavy‑handed tactics in a criminal ...
> it is fact that Nigerian law enforcement is seriously under‐resourced and at the same time confronted with a high rate of violent crime > consequently, adequate training is lacking, corruption is endemic, and the cadres, emboldened by a culture of impunity for torture, are prone to heavy‐handed tactics in a criminal ...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 7684732e-d8e9-4987-b0e8-b8f5f5606730
f2e3dd84-98ff-487d-8bb8-8fd89e30d66d
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "1.2 - Reduce poverty at least by 50%", "1 - NO POVERTY" ]
> the SR recognizes the significant challenges faced by the country > as the report of the Presidential Commission on Reform of the Administration of Justice in Nigeria states, “… transforming the administration of justice in Nigeria will have to be taken in the context of many and competing economic and human developm...
> the SR recognizes the significant challenges faced by the country > as the report of the Presidential Commission on Reform of the Administration of Justice in Nigeria states, “... transforming the administration of justice in Nigeria will have to be taken in the context of many and competing economic and human develo...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: f2e3dd84-98ff-487d-8bb8-8fd89e30d66d
ed2f8881-9d11-4987-a529-ad960900036f
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
> by letter dated 8 May 2007, President Obasanjo wrote to the SR to acknowledge receipt of a draft law on the definition and prohibition of torture in line with article 1 of CAT, information on OPCAT, and a new draft law on the establishment of a torture investigation commission, which he had requested at their 9 March...
> by letter dated 8 May 2007, President Obasanjo wrote to the SR to acknowledge receipt of a draft law on the definition and prohibition of torture in line with article 1 of CAT, information on OPCAT, and a new draft law on the establishment of a torture investigation commission, which he had requested at their 9 March...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: ed2f8881-9d11-4987-a529-ad960900036f
621cffe0-298b-49e5-8388-ea3bbf55441c
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Older persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
> on 16 May 2007, the Government announced the release of all prisoners over 70, and those over 60 who have been on death row for 10 years or more; an information which was confirmed by the letter of the Nigerian Government dated 14 September 2007 (see paragraph 6 above) > the SR welcomes this information and has reque...
> on 16 May 2007, the Government announced the release of all prisoners over 70, and those over 60 who have been on death row for 10 years or more; an information which was confirmed by the letter of the Nigerian Government dated 14 September 2007 (see paragraph 6 above) > the SR welcomes this information and has reque...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 621cffe0-298b-49e5-8388-ea3bbf55441c
b5f5cf50-f49f-499b-881e-43ef4066658a
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Cooperation & Follow up with Special Procedures" ]
[]
> as a member of the Human Rights Council, Nigeria has pledged cooperation with human rights treaty bodies, timely submission of State party reports, and declared its readiness to welcome SR and to submit itself to universal periodic review > the invitation of the Government to the SR and the cooperation extended to hi...
> as a member of the Human Rights Council, Nigeria has pledged cooperation with human rights treaty bodies, timely submission of State party reports, and declared its readiness to welcome SR and to submit itself to universal periodic review > the invitation of the Government to the SR and the cooperation extended to hi...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: b5f5cf50-f49f-499b-881e-43ef4066658a
e522cb18-2efe-40d3-96d6-de1550873376
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "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" ]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Impunity r) the absolute prohibition of torture should be cons...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Impunity r) the absolute prohibition of torture should be cons...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: e522cb18-2efe-40d3-96d6-de1550873376
7f297cb3-e619-4b1f-888b-e6759aaaec89
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Legal & institutional reform", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Prevention r) security personnel shall undergo extensive and t...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Prevention r) security personnel shall undergo extensive and t...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 7f297cb3-e619-4b1f-888b-e6759aaaec89
87c95862-e6c9-49c2-a1b4-a4f8d6c28132
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Violence against women", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Violence against women r) establish effective mechanisms to en...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Violence against women r) establish effective mechanisms to en...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 87c95862-e6c9-49c2-a1b4-a4f8d6c28132
b69e874a-ec1b-4755-9242-10c1382ee9d3
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health"...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Safeguards r) the right to legal counsel should be legally gua...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Safeguards r) the right to legal counsel should be legally gua...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: b69e874a-ec1b-4755-9242-10c1382ee9d3
f60cb9a0-34e4-4973-85ed-1e0eb88ed6c9
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Capital punishment r) abolish the death penalty de jure, commu...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Capital punishment r) abolish the death penalty de jure, commu...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: f60cb9a0-34e4-4973-85ed-1e0eb88ed6c9
1b50bb68-6c52-4d02-a92b-1f32e2fc4821
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Corporal punishment r) abolish all forms of corporal punishmen...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Corporal punishment r) abolish all forms of corporal punishmen...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 1b50bb68-6c52-4d02-a92b-1f32e2fc4821
4a7b10cf-84fe-4ca9-bcc3-2e3db7e8ad3a
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Capital punishment r) abolish the death penalty de jure, commu...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Capital punishment r) abolish the death penalty de jure, commu...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 4a7b10cf-84fe-4ca9-bcc3-2e3db7e8ad3a
97b5ae06-6035-4b2d-8650-3e2fa6c4f721
A/HRC/7/3/Add.4
SR Torture
2007-11-22
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Nigeria" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "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", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Conditions of detention r) the release of non‑violent offender...
> in this continuing spirit of cooperation and partnership, the SR recommends that the Government, with the assistance of the international community (i.e. the United Nations and other actors), take decisive steps to implement the following recommendations: Conditions of detention r) the release of non‐violent offender...
SR Torture | Nigeria | A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 | 2007 | DocumentId: b3e3d395-f3e3-4be3-a69a-98b05b0cc61c | AnnotationId: 97b5ae06-6035-4b2d-8650-3e2fa6c4f721
61be258f-c1b0-4014-befd-bd12abb5c8eb
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances", "Cooperation & Follow up with Special Procedures" ]
[]
> the WG expresses its thanks to the Government of Norway for extending the invitation to visit the country and for providing the fullest cooperation conceivable before, during and after the visit
> the WG expresses its thanks to the Government of Norway for extending the invitation to visit the country and for providing the fullest cooperation conceivable before, during and after the visit
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: 61be258f-c1b0-4014-befd-bd12abb5c8eb
007c948b-46c7-49bf-8807-c94c807e9537
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Persons with disabilities", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
> during its mission, the WG observed a number of best practices in Norway designed to safeguard against arbitrary detention > they include a well-functioning criminal justice and penitentiary system in general and a remarkable legal-aid scheme, a true commitment to rehabilitation of prisoners, very few juveniles in cu...
> during its mission, the WG observed a number of best practices in Norway designed to safeguard against arbitrary detention > they include a well-functioning criminal justice and penitentiary system in general and a remarkable legal-aid scheme, a true commitment to rehabilitation of prisoners, very few juveniles in cu...
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: 007c948b-46c7-49bf-8807-c94c807e9537
bd3bfdf7-1ce4-417e-97fb-135bd46ed392
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[]
> the Government is well aware of the remaining areas where there is room for improvement to the system governing deprivation of liberty identified in the present report > the WG appreciates that those areas are being addressed
> the Government is well aware of the remaining areas where there is room for improvement to the system governing deprivation of liberty identified in the present report > the WG appreciates that those areas are being addressed
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: bd3bfdf7-1ce4-417e-97fb-135bd46ed392
ae048866-975e-4504-80f2-445728a37481
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) continue to monitor the practice of imposing restrictions and deprivation of liberty to ensure that it is carried out on a case by case basis r) in this context, the WG invites the Government to arrange a survey by the Direct...
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) continue to monitor the practice of imposing restrictions and deprivation of liberty to ensure that it is carried out on a case by case basis r) in this context, the WG invites the Government to arrange a survey by the Direct...
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: ae048866-975e-4504-80f2-445728a37481
7a8a2a14-cbfa-4a48-a6ee-58c79540dbb9
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) the WG also invites the Government to consider establishing a new system for challenging decisions taken by the correctional services authorities on restrictions or partial or total isolation imposed upon prison inmates servi...
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) the WG also invites the Government to consider establishing a new system for challenging decisions taken by the correctional services authorities on restrictions or partial or total isolation imposed upon prison inmates servi...
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: 7a8a2a14-cbfa-4a48-a6ee-58c79540dbb9
108a5091-f940-4e88-a8a6-8c62453a9766
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) the WG recommends that the Government resolve conflicts of competence between correctional service and health-care authorities with respect to the admission of mentally ill prison inmates to psychiatric hospitals r) this coul...
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) the WG recommends that the Government resolve conflicts of competence between correctional service and health-care authorities with respect to the admission of mentally ill prison inmates to psychiatric hospitals r) this coul...
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: 108a5091-f940-4e88-a8a6-8c62453a9766
9b34f38c-3b87-46ad-982c-aea35d7d1c28
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) with respect to the “infoflyt” database, the WG recommends that the judiciary be granted access to the information as and when the information contained therein is relevant to decisions on the early release of a prisoner or o...
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) with respect to the “infoflyt” database, the WG recommends that the judiciary be granted access to the information as and when the information contained therein is relevant to decisions on the early release of a prisoner or o...
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: 9b34f38c-3b87-46ad-982c-aea35d7d1c28
4d6d9ede-a9eb-414d-94a0-df6f2dfb6915
A/HRC/7/4/Add.2
WG Arbitrary detention
2007-10-11
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Norway" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Enforced disappearances" ]
[]
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) the WG supports the establishment of a working group by the Ministry of Justice mandated to evaluate the current system of preventive detention r) the WG would like to receive its report
On the basis of its findings, the WG makes the following recommendations to the Government: r) the WG supports the establishment of a working group by the Ministry of Justice mandated to evaluate the current system of preventive detention r) the WG would like to receive its report
WG Arbitrary detention | Norway | A/HRC/7/4/Add.2 | 2007 | DocumentId: c6b7ee84-814d-4647-ac1a-6300344d23df | AnnotationId: 4d6d9ede-a9eb-414d-94a0-df6f2dfb6915
dfb2a986-0e1b-4fcc-82d2-5685ffba8713
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
w) signing, on 7 September 2006, of ceasefire between Government and National Liberation Forces, which ended armed conflict that has ravaged Burundi for almost 13 years
w) signing, on 7 September 2006, of ceasefire between Government and National Liberation Forces, which ended armed conflict that has ravaged Burundi for almost 13 years
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: dfb2a986-0e1b-4fcc-82d2-5685ffba8713
7b464f91-4f43-4a70-8e08-85b88ff5c0da
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
n) statement made by delegation of State concerning planned revision of Criminal Code, and its intention to include in Code provisions criminalizing acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including violence against women and children w) delegation's announcement that Code of Criminal Procedure...
n) statement made by delegation of State concerning planned revision of Criminal Code, and its intention to include in Code provisions criminalizing acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including violence against women and children w) delegation's announcement that Code of Criminal Procedure...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 7b464f91-4f43-4a70-8e08-85b88ff5c0da
35aaa2e1-1b6a-4efa-afa9-a2f14041af1d
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
w) establishment of Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender, Government Commission on Human Rights and Centre for Promotion of Human Rights and Prevention of Genocide
w) establishment of Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender, Government Commission on Human Rights and Centre for Promotion of Human Rights and Prevention of Genocide
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 35aaa2e1-1b6a-4efa-afa9-a2f14041af1d
a97a72a1-d3d4-4bd7-b002-fe322ad45ace
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
n) announcement made by delegation that State plans to ratify OP-CAT
n) announcement made by delegation that State plans to ratify OP-CAT
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: a97a72a1-d3d4-4bd7-b002-fe322ad45ace
25ce75f4-b245-4139-b979-0bd76a66ec8d
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) announcement by delegation of State concerning recent ratification of OP-CRC-AC, as well as OP-CRC-SC
w) announcement by delegation of State concerning recent ratification of OP-CRC-AC, as well as OP-CRC-SC
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 25ce75f4-b245-4139-b979-0bd76a66ec8d
1fce596f-3645-44db-8096-6088162401d6
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) planned revision of Criminal Code, which should contain definition of torture, as announced by delegation of State c) lack of provisions in Criminal Code in force containing explicit definition of torture and criminalizing torture, in accordance with articles 1 and 4 CAT c) lack of clarity with regard to status of C...
w) planned revision of Criminal Code, which should contain definition of torture, as announced by delegation of State c) lack of provisions in Criminal Code in force containing explicit definition of torture and criminalizing torture, in accordance with articles 1 and 4 CAT c) lack of clarity with regard to status of C...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 1fce596f-3645-44db-8096-6088162401d6
20fbadc3-a705-4785-b4d2-2f91a1333f13
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) take urgent measures to include in Criminal Code definition of torture that is in conformity with article 1 CAT, as well as provisions criminalizing acts of torture and imposing criminal penalties proportionate to gravity of acts committed r) clarify status of CAT in domestic law in order to enable all persons who c...
r) take urgent measures to include in Criminal Code definition of torture that is in conformity with article 1 CAT, as well as provisions criminalizing acts of torture and imposing criminal penalties proportionate to gravity of acts committed r) clarify status of CAT in domestic law in order to enable all persons who c...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 20fbadc3-a705-4785-b4d2-2f91a1333f13
7b17d867-5cf6-4e9b-98f1-7d74fe364b37
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "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" ]
w) planned reform of Burundi's judicial system, which was announced by delegation of State c) current provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure relating to police custody do not explicitly refer to notification of rights, including presence of lawyer from first hours in police custody and medical examination of persons ...
w) planned reform of Burundi's judicial system, which was announced by delegation of State c) current provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure relating to police custody do not explicitly refer to notification of rights, including presence of lawyer from first hours in police custody and medical examination of persons ...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 7b17d867-5cf6-4e9b-98f1-7d74fe364b37
134a4d18-b2b0-4e9f-a94c-a469be54a17e
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) amend provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure relating to police custody in order to ensure effective prevention of violations of physical and mental integrity of persons held in police custody, including by guaranteeing their right to habeas corpus, right to inform close relation and right to consult lawyer and ph...
r) amend provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure relating to police custody in order to ensure effective prevention of violations of physical and mental integrity of persons held in police custody, including by guaranteeing their right to habeas corpus, right to inform close relation and right to consult lawyer and ph...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 134a4d18-b2b0-4e9f-a94c-a469be54a17e
8e0336fd-888e-4b46-98fa-529291361146
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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) reports that torture is widespread practice in State c) according to these reports, which were not challenged by delegation of State, several hundred cases of torture were registered between July 2005 and July 2006 c) reports received concerning high number of forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and incommunica...
c) reports that torture is widespread practice in State c) according to these reports, which were not challenged by delegation of State, several hundred cases of torture were registered between July 2005 and July 2006 c) reports received concerning high number of forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and incommunica...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 8e0336fd-888e-4b46-98fa-529291361146
b9a457c7-1a64-4c96-8217-fd5dac152470
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Disappeared persons", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Arbitrary arrest & detention", "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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) take effective legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent all acts of torture and all ill-treatment in any territory under State's jurisdiction, including by ensuring that military personnel are not in any way involved in arrest and detention of civilians r) take steps, as matter of urgency, to bri...
r) take effective legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent all acts of torture and all ill-treatment in any territory under State's jurisdiction, including by ensuring that military personnel are not in any way involved in arrest and detention of civilians r) take steps, as matter of urgency, to bri...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: b9a457c7-1a64-4c96-8217-fd5dac152470
c07f0f1e-1cda-4005-ab60-05740c50f17b
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "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" ]
c) reports of large-scale sexual violence against women and children by State officials and members of armed groups, as well as systematic use of rape as weapon of war, which constitutes crime against humanity c) in this regard, according to information received, large number of victims of rapes were identified between...
c) reports of large-scale sexual violence against women and children by State officials and members of armed groups, as well as systematic use of rape as weapon of war, which constitutes crime against humanity c) in this regard, according to information received, large number of victims of rapes were identified between...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: c07f0f1e-1cda-4005-ab60-05740c50f17b
59cf59e8-5dec-413d-b5dc-ddc9786546c5
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "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) take vigorous measures to eliminate impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of acts of torture and ill-treatment, whether they are State officials or non-State actors; conduct timely, impartial and exhaustive inquiries; try perpetrators of such acts and, if they are found guilty, sentence them to punishment commensurate wi...
r) take vigorous measures to eliminate impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of acts of torture and ill-treatment, whether they are State officials or non-State actors; conduct timely, impartial and exhaustive inquiries; try perpetrators of such acts and, if they are found guilty, sentence them to punishment commensurate wi...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 59cf59e8-5dec-413d-b5dc-ddc9786546c5
53fe20d5-792d-4c37-8085-106f1e993ca9
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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" ]
c) judiciary's de facto dependence on executive, which poses major obstacle to immediate institution of impartial inquiry when there are substantial grounds for believing that act of torture has been committed in any territory under State's jurisdiction c) in this regard, decision of Attorney‑General overruling Supreme...
c) judiciary's de facto dependence on executive, which poses major obstacle to immediate institution of impartial inquiry when there are substantial grounds for believing that act of torture has been committed in any territory under State's jurisdiction c) in this regard, decision of Attorney‐General overruling Supreme...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 53fe20d5-792d-4c37-8085-106f1e993ca9
8e00729d-cc9c-4975-a829-40c69a7e4718
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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) adopt effective measures to guarantee independence of judiciary in accordance with relevant international norms r) conduct immediate and impartial inquiry pursuant to reports that several of persons detained for allegedly attempting coup were subjected to torture r) fulfil obligation to respect decisions of Supreme ...
r) adopt effective measures to guarantee independence of judiciary in accordance with relevant international norms r) conduct immediate and impartial inquiry pursuant to reports that several of persons detained for allegedly attempting coup were subjected to torture r) fulfil obligation to respect decisions of Supreme ...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 8e00729d-cc9c-4975-a829-40c69a7e4718
62178910-f8d3-45f5-ae83-b029aa059a85
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "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" ]
n) delegation's announcement that State intends to raise age of criminal responsibility from 13 to 15 years c) nevertheless absence of juvenile justice system, and fact that children are often subject to same procedures as adults c) child accused of criminal offence is obliged to wait for very long time before being tr...
n) delegation's announcement that State intends to raise age of criminal responsibility from 13 to 15 years c) nevertheless absence of juvenile justice system, and fact that children are often subject to same procedures as adults c) child accused of criminal offence is obliged to wait for very long time before being tr...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 62178910-f8d3-45f5-ae83-b029aa059a85
d8f606c3-7ce3-4c43-b732-e278b9f791e5
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "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) take necessary measures to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility in order to bring it into line with generally accepted international norms on subject r) guarantee proper functioning of juvenile justice system by treating minors in manner appropriate to their age, in conformity with UN Standard Minimum Rules ...
r) take necessary measures to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility in order to bring it into line with generally accepted international norms on subject r) guarantee proper functioning of juvenile justice system by treating minors in manner appropriate to their age, in conformity with UN Standard Minimum Rules ...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: d8f606c3-7ce3-4c43-b732-e278b9f791e5
1c6a3245-a2bc-416e-bd90-b77d7d26178b
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
n) Asylum Bill, prepared with assistance of UNHCR, which establishes national commission for refugees with authority to provide refugees and asylum-seekers with legal and administrative protection n) statement by delegation that only refugees and asylum-seekers wishing to return voluntarily to their country of origin a...
n) Asylum Bill, prepared with assistance of UNHCR, which establishes national commission for refugees with authority to provide refugees and asylum-seekers with legal and administrative protection n) statement by delegation that only refugees and asylum-seekers wishing to return voluntarily to their country of origin a...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 1c6a3245-a2bc-416e-bd90-b77d7d26178b
639e0b6e-6e52-4a7a-a5c9-18fe917a5738
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) take legislative and any other necessary measures to prohibit expulsion, return or extradition of persons to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of being subjected to torture, in accordance with article 3 CAT r) guarantee absolute respect for their physical an...
r) take legislative and any other necessary measures to prohibit expulsion, return or extradition of persons to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of being subjected to torture, in accordance with article 3 CAT r) guarantee absolute respect for their physical an...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 639e0b6e-6e52-4a7a-a5c9-18fe917a5738
9e0a7ac6-b578-4c94-ac5d-024bc38fe332
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
n) Burundi makes extradition contingent on existence of extradition treaty c) fact that State, when it receives request for extradition from another State with which it has no extradition treaty, does not invoke CAT as legal basis for extradition in respect of crimes enumerated in article 4 CAT (art. 8)
n) Burundi makes extradition contingent on existence of extradition treaty c) fact that State, when it receives request for extradition from another State with which it has no extradition treaty, does not invoke CAT as legal basis for extradition in respect of crimes enumerated in article 4 CAT (art. 8)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 9e0a7ac6-b578-4c94-ac5d-024bc38fe332
97446cc2-cf12-4b84-a917-75daa031b5b7
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) take appropriate legislative and administrative measures to ensure that CAT can be invoked as legal basis for extradition in respect of crimes enumerated in article 4 CAT, when State receives request for extradition from another State with which it has no extradition treaty, while at same time observing provisions o...
r) take appropriate legislative and administrative measures to ensure that CAT can be invoked as legal basis for extradition in respect of crimes enumerated in article 4 CAT, when State receives request for extradition from another State with which it has no extradition treaty, while at same time observing provisions o...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 97446cc2-cf12-4b84-a917-75daa031b5b7
2120519f-48db-4491-a77a-87470b94a559
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "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" ]
c) inadequacy of training for law enforcement personnel, which fails to focus on elimination and prevention of torture c) numerous allegations of acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment received by Committee testify to limited scope of such training (art. 10)
c) inadequacy of training for law enforcement personnel, which fails to focus on elimination and prevention of torture c) numerous allegations of acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment received by Committee testify to limited scope of such training (art. 10)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 2120519f-48db-4491-a77a-87470b94a559
31e392a8-760c-45ff-a47d-0e251778cf71
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "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", "8.7 - End modern sl...
r) organize regular training for law enforcement personnel, including police and prison administration staff, in order to ensure that they all have thorough understanding of provisions of CAT and are aware that violations are not acceptable and will be investigated, and that perpetrators are liable to prosecution r) al...
r) organize regular training for law enforcement personnel, including police and prison administration staff, in order to ensure that they all have thorough understanding of provisions of CAT and are aware that violations are not acceptable and will be investigated, and that perpetrators are liable to prosecution r) al...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 31e392a8-760c-45ff-a47d-0e251778cf71
9521b631-34c1-48b0-8140-f2c0ed13378f
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "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", "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "2.2 - End all forms of malnutrition", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
n) announcement by delegation of State that Government of Burundi has obtained assistance from European Union in improving conditions of detention and bringing them into line with international standards c) however, appalling detention conditions prevailing in Burundi, which amount to inhuman and degrading treatment c)...
n) announcement by delegation of State that Government of Burundi has obtained assistance from European Union in improving conditions of detention and bringing them into line with international standards c) however, appalling detention conditions prevailing in Burundi, which amount to inhuman and degrading treatment c)...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 9521b631-34c1-48b0-8140-f2c0ed13378f
f8261b81-331d-40fc-bb2b-53c725ce3bec
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "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", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
r) adopt practices that are in conformity with UN Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners r) take immediate steps to reduce overcrowding in prisons, including through release of first-time offenders or suspects held in connection with petty offences, particularly if they are under 18 years of age, and constru...
r) adopt practices that are in conformity with UN Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners r) take immediate steps to reduce overcrowding in prisons, including through release of first-time offenders or suspects held in connection with petty offences, particularly if they are under 18 years of age, and constru...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: f8261b81-331d-40fc-bb2b-53c725ce3bec
aa9f239d-2523-43a7-a10a-5cf7ad443f12
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
c) widespread sexual violence against women and children, particularly in places of detention (art. 11)
c) widespread sexual violence against women and children, particularly in places of detention (art. 11)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: aa9f239d-2523-43a7-a10a-5cf7ad443f12
ca127394-1fd6-4bce-8b00-7037e546ada8
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "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", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promo...
r) establish and promote effective mechanism for receiving complaints of sexual violence, including in custodial facilities, investigating these complaints and providing victims with psychological and medical protection and care r) consider adopting national plan of action to eradicate violence against women and childr...
r) establish and promote effective mechanism for receiving complaints of sexual violence, including in custodial facilities, investigating these complaints and providing victims with psychological and medical protection and care r) consider adopting national plan of action to eradicate violence against women and childr...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: ca127394-1fd6-4bce-8b00-7037e546ada8
b609a646-8448-4e41-82fa-f707842e0f53
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) lack of systematic and effective monitoring of all places of detention, notably through regular unannounced visits by national inspectors and mechanism for legislative and judicial monitoring c) reports that non‑governmental organizations have limited access to places of detention (art. 11)
c) lack of systematic and effective monitoring of all places of detention, notably through regular unannounced visits by national inspectors and mechanism for legislative and judicial monitoring c) reports that non‐governmental organizations have limited access to places of detention (art. 11)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: b609a646-8448-4e41-82fa-f707842e0f53
8c44206d-bf0d-40c5-87cb-bda8a364ee8a
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) consider establishing national system to monitor all places of detention and follow up on outcome of such systematic monitoring r) ensure that forensic doctors trained in detecting signs of torture are present during such visits r) strengthen role of non‑governmental organizations in this process by facilitating the...
r) consider establishing national system to monitor all places of detention and follow up on outcome of such systematic monitoring r) ensure that forensic doctors trained in detecting signs of torture are present during such visits r) strengthen role of non‐governmental organizations in this process by facilitating the...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 8c44206d-bf0d-40c5-87cb-bda8a364ee8a
da09ce5a-c3f6-4a1c-92b1-fb7f77a43d9b
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) reports of murder of several people suspected of being supporters of National Liberation Forces between November 2005 and March 2006, including Ramazani Nahimana, Jean-Baptiste Ntahimpereye and Raymond Nshimirimana c) according to information received, those responsible for murders are agents of National Intelligenc...
c) reports of murder of several people suspected of being supporters of National Liberation Forces between November 2005 and March 2006, including Ramazani Nahimana, Jean-Baptiste Ntahimpereye and Raymond Nshimirimana c) according to information received, those responsible for murders are agents of National Intelligenc...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: da09ce5a-c3f6-4a1c-92b1-fb7f77a43d9b
4772936b-fb38-4ed5-937c-cd4e6ca7a476
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions" ]
[ "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) inform Committee in writing of steps taken to institute prompt and impartial investigation of these murders and to punish perpetrators, in accordance with article 12 CAT
r) inform Committee in writing of steps taken to institute prompt and impartial investigation of these murders and to punish perpetrators, in accordance with article 12 CAT
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 4772936b-fb38-4ed5-937c-cd4e6ca7a476
c1338292-fc9a-4b07-83a6-d3b4bfcb2f87
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "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" ]
n) negotiations under way between State and UN with regard to implementation of recommendation of assessment mission dispatched by Secretary-General to Burundi in May 2004, adopted by Security Council in resolution 1606 (2005) and aimed at creating truth commission of mixed composition and special chamber within Burund...
n) negotiations under way between State and UN with regard to implementation of recommendation of assessment mission dispatched by Secretary-General to Burundi in May 2004, adopted by Security Council in resolution 1606 (2005) and aimed at creating truth commission of mixed composition and special chamber within Burund...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: c1338292-fc9a-4b07-83a6-d3b4bfcb2f87
fd6ae4f8-c39a-459d-82ee-4206ee046389
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "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) take urgent steps to combat impunity, in particular by establishing transitional justice mechanisms, in particular truth and reconciliation commission and special court, as recommended by Security Council in its resolution 1606 (2005) r) inform all persons under State's jurisdiction, clearly and unequivocally, that ...
r) take urgent steps to combat impunity, in particular by establishing transitional justice mechanisms, in particular truth and reconciliation commission and special court, as recommended by Security Council in its resolution 1606 (2005) r) inform all persons under State's jurisdiction, clearly and unequivocally, that ...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: fd6ae4f8-c39a-459d-82ee-4206ee046389
6c0622a2-3faf-4f66-b3c5-663e8cb4a243
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "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) system of assessing appropriateness of prosecution, which leaves State prosecutors free to decide not to prosecute perpetrators of acts of torture and ill‑treatment involving law enforcement officers or even to order inquiry, which is clearly in conflict with provisions of article 12 CAT (art. 12)
c) system of assessing appropriateness of prosecution, which leaves State prosecutors free to decide not to prosecute perpetrators of acts of torture and ill‐treatment involving law enforcement officers or even to order inquiry, which is clearly in conflict with provisions of article 12 CAT (art. 12)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 6c0622a2-3faf-4f66-b3c5-663e8cb4a243
17cfedc8-dd03-48d2-b048-4da0249a8cd9
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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) consider introducing exception to current system of assessing appropriateness of prosecution in order to conform with letter and spirit of article 12 CAT and to remove all doubt regarding obligation of competent authorities to institute, systematically and on their own initiative, impartial inquiries in all cases wh...
r) consider introducing exception to current system of assessing appropriateness of prosecution in order to conform with letter and spirit of article 12 CAT and to remove all doubt regarding obligation of competent authorities to institute, systematically and on their own initiative, impartial inquiries in all cases wh...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 17cfedc8-dd03-48d2-b048-4da0249a8cd9
653d98df-4f31-4d3f-a0f1-8c7630215343
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", "3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health" ]
n) announcement by delegation of State that department to assist torture victims has been created within Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender n) State's intention to set up compensation fund for torture victims with assistance from international community c) absence to date of any measures to compensate vict...
n) announcement by delegation of State that department to assist torture victims has been created within Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender n) State's intention to set up compensation fund for torture victims with assistance from international community c) absence to date of any measures to compensate vict...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 653d98df-4f31-4d3f-a0f1-8c7630215343
634a8556-a09c-4fd7-8c2d-d26982d1bfec
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons affected by armed conflict" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "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" ]
r) take urgent steps to facilitate establishment of compensation fund for victims of torture r) provide victims, including child soldiers, with means to exercise their right to fullest possible rehabilitation, including physical, psychological, social and financial rehabilitation
r) take urgent steps to facilitate establishment of compensation fund for victims of torture r) provide victims, including child soldiers, with means to exercise their right to fullest possible rehabilitation, including physical, psychological, social and financial rehabilitation
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 634a8556-a09c-4fd7-8c2d-d26982d1bfec
0a7bd7ba-38bf-4d1b-9205-440803a5534d
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) under article 27 of Code of Criminal Procedure, "if it is found or proven that confessions of guilt have been obtained under duress, they are declared null and void" c) Supreme Court ruling of 29 September 2002 to effect that "confession is merely one piece of evidence that must be corroborated by other evidence", w...
w) under article 27 of Code of Criminal Procedure, "if it is found or proven that confessions of guilt have been obtained under duress, they are declared null and void" c) Supreme Court ruling of 29 September 2002 to effect that "confession is merely one piece of evidence that must be corroborated by other evidence", w...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 0a7bd7ba-38bf-4d1b-9205-440803a5534d
f0f4a588-ec51-4aec-8903-ed166f529894
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) take necessary legislative and administrative measures to ensure that any statement that is found to have been made as result of torture may not be directly or indirectly invoked as evidence in proceedings, in accordance with article 15 CAT
r) take necessary legislative and administrative measures to ensure that any statement that is found to have been made as result of torture may not be directly or indirectly invoked as evidence in proceedings, in accordance with article 15 CAT
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: f0f4a588-ec51-4aec-8903-ed166f529894
f235cd7e-abb1-430b-a4a5-09e963d47334
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists" ]
[ "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", "16.10 - Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms" ]
c) allegations of reprisals, serious acts of intimidation and threats against human rights defenders, particularly those who report acts of torture and ill‑treatment (arts. 2 and 16)
c) allegations of reprisals, serious acts of intimidation and threats against human rights defenders, particularly those who report acts of torture and ill‐treatment (arts. 2 and 16)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: f235cd7e-abb1-430b-a4a5-09e963d47334
df231626-fe0f-457f-9338-8fde3c2b6faa
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Human rights defenders & activists" ]
[ "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" ]
r) take effective steps to ensure that all persons reporting torture or ill-treatment are protected from intimidation and from any unfavourable consequences that they might suffer as result of making such report r) strengthen cooperation with civil society in efforts to prevent and eliminate torture
r) take effective steps to ensure that all persons reporting torture or ill-treatment are protected from intimidation and from any unfavourable consequences that they might suffer as result of making such report r) strengthen cooperation with civil society in efforts to prevent and eliminate torture
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: df231626-fe0f-457f-9338-8fde3c2b6faa
74b749cd-88de-449f-aac1-cab54c860856
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "2.2 - End all forms of malnutrition", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
c) reports that hospitalized patients, including children, who are unable to pay their medical expenses are detained in hospitals for several months until they are able to pay c) conditions under which such patients are held, particularly fact that they are denied food and medical treatment (art. 16)
c) reports that hospitalized patients, including children, who are unable to pay their medical expenses are detained in hospitals for several months until they are able to pay c) conditions under which such patients are held, particularly fact that they are denied food and medical treatment (art. 16)
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 74b749cd-88de-449f-aac1-cab54c860856
d804fa17-0b2f-43b1-88de-36a5b38ccd1d
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) take urgent steps to release persons detained in hospitals, in accordance with article 16 CAT and article 11 ICCPR, to which Burundi is party, and which states that "no one shall be imprisoned merely on ground of inability to fulfil contractual obligation"
r) take urgent steps to release persons detained in hospitals, in accordance with article 16 CAT and article 11 ICCPR, to which Burundi is party, and which states that "no one shall be imprisoned merely on ground of inability to fulfil contractual obligation"
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: d804fa17-0b2f-43b1-88de-36a5b38ccd1d
596a5211-09fb-4839-a571-bc460fe8fbe4
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Cooperation with human rights mechanisms & requests for technical assistance", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) continue to request technical cooperation from OHCHR in Burundi and from UN Integrated Office in Burundi, which is to replace UN Operation in Burundi on 1 January 2007
r) continue to request technical cooperation from OHCHR in Burundi and from UN Integrated Office in Burundi, which is to replace UN Operation in Burundi on 1 January 2007
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 596a5211-09fb-4839-a571-bc460fe8fbe4
37156951-64c8-4524-9e67-ab95a6b0cdfb
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
i) provide in next periodic report detailed statistical data, disaggregated by crime, ethnicity and gender, on complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly committed by law enforcement officials, and on related investigations, prosecutions and criminal and disciplinary sanctions i) information is further ...
i) provide in next periodic report detailed statistical data, disaggregated by crime, ethnicity and gender, on complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly committed by law enforcement officials, and on related investigations, prosecutions and criminal and disciplinary sanctions i) information is further ...
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 37156951-64c8-4524-9e67-ab95a6b0cdfb
3f8f393e-74f4-4ca1-b6cf-1ae0e5069fa0
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) ratify OP-CAT as soon as possible
r) ratify OP-CAT as soon as possible
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 3f8f393e-74f4-4ca1-b6cf-1ae0e5069fa0
a70f259b-4c29-4ed5-baeb-abdfc16d6608
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) disseminate widely reports submitted by Burundi to Committee and latter's conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, media and non-governmental organizations
r) disseminate widely reports submitted by Burundi to Committee and latter's conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, media and non-governmental organizations
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: a70f259b-4c29-4ed5-baeb-abdfc16d6608
ffccbc0f-f196-4035-8881-a2a7332cab1e
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
i) provide, within one year, information on measures taken in response to Committee's recommendations, as contained in paragraphs 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 25 above
i) provide, within one year, information on measures taken in response to Committee's recommendations, as contained in paragraphs 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 25 above
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: ffccbc0f-f196-4035-8881-a2a7332cab1e
00eaedd7-8f99-4e1b-acb2-f123dea69c80
CAT/C/BDI/CO/1
CAT
2007-02-15
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Burundi" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) submit second periodic report on 31 December 2008
r) submit second periodic report on 31 December 2008
CAT | Burundi | CAT/C/BDI/CO/1 | 2007 | DocumentId: 63aa0e1a-d43b-4d47-b01e-3d420769c3dc | AnnotationId: 00eaedd7-8f99-4e1b-acb2-f123dea69c80
2a3da3cf-3fa4-4ad1-8e75-d193043dfe9c
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
w) ongoing efforts to improve conditions in prisons, including the additional resources allocated to administer the daily occupancy rates w) efforts to introduce alternative measures to custodial ones, such as the use of electronic monitoring, so called "tagging"
w) ongoing efforts to improve conditions in prisons, including the additional resources allocated to administer the daily occupancy rates w) efforts to introduce alternative measures to custodial ones, such as the use of electronic monitoring, so called "tagging"
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: 2a3da3cf-3fa4-4ad1-8e75-d193043dfe9c
9b6c3369-d31f-463e-984a-fdc1617fd96d
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) (with regard to traumatized refugees and their families residing in Denmark) funds allocated to special projects, which are set to run until 2010, to facilitate their rehabilitation and improve their living conditions
w) (with regard to traumatized refugees and their families residing in Denmark) funds allocated to special projects, which are set to run until 2010, to facilitate their rehabilitation and improve their living conditions
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: 9b6c3369-d31f-463e-984a-fdc1617fd96d
ed605000-504d-4469-9581-77edf1d68b79
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers", "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) State's decision to allocate additional funds to improve the living conditions in asylum centres, in particular the living conditions of families with children
w) State's decision to allocate additional funds to improve the living conditions in asylum centres, in particular the living conditions of families with children
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: ed605000-504d-4469-9581-77edf1d68b79
db5f6097-267c-4e5f-be3c-8c79fd801029
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
w) State's cooperation with NGOs engaged in eradicating torture and providing assistance and rehabilitation to victims of torture in Denmark and internationally
w) State's cooperation with NGOs engaged in eradicating torture and providing assistance and rehabilitation to victims of torture in Denmark and internationally
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: db5f6097-267c-4e5f-be3c-8c79fd801029
28c3fb44-8f57-40d5-b403-695ab9ebb3d1
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Inter-State cooperation and assistance", "Cooperation with human rights mechanisms & requests for technical assistance", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.2 - Implement all development assistance commitments" ]
w) global efforts to promote respect for human rights, in particular to combat and eradicate torture, such as: - being one of the world's largest bilateral donors in terms of development assistance per capita, and in this context developing a national framework for bilateral cooperation against torture; - contributing ...
w) global efforts to promote respect for human rights, in particular to combat and eradicate torture, such as: - being one of the world's largest bilateral donors in terms of development assistance per capita, and in this context developing a national framework for bilateral cooperation against torture; - contributing ...
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: 28c3fb44-8f57-40d5-b403-695ab9ebb3d1
6cfd2552-1322-46bd-8113-a6febe804723
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) State has not changed its position with regard to the incorporation of the CAT into Danish law The Committee is of the view that the incorporation of CAT into Danish law would not only be of a symbolic nature but that it would strengthen the protection of persons allowing them to invoke the provisions of CAT directl...
c) State has not changed its position with regard to the incorporation of the CAT into Danish law The Committee is of the view that the incorporation of CAT into Danish law would not only be of a symbolic nature but that it would strengthen the protection of persons allowing them to invoke the provisions of CAT directl...
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: 6cfd2552-1322-46bd-8113-a6febe804723
4914d0ac-0d5d-4a74-9211-2af439296ca0
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Recommendations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) incorporate CAT into Danish law in order to allow persons to invoke it directly in courts, to give prominence to CAT as well as to raise awareness of its provisions among members of the judiciary and the public at large
r) incorporate CAT into Danish law in order to allow persons to invoke it directly in courts, to give prominence to CAT as well as to raise awareness of its provisions among members of the judiciary and the public at large
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: 4914d0ac-0d5d-4a74-9211-2af439296ca0
ccda3bf3-7dda-4f4b-970d-4b636fd62cf3
CAT/C/DNK/CO/5
CAT
2007-07-16
2,007
Concerns/Observations
[ "Denmark" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
n) the Ministry of Justice has recently requested the Standing Committee on Criminal Matters to consider the possibility of inserting a special provision on torture in the Criminal Code c) notwithstanding the State party's ongoing efforts to review this issue and the existing provisions of the Criminal Code, the Commit...
n) the Ministry of Justice has recently requested the Standing Committee on Criminal Matters to consider the possibility of inserting a special provision on torture in the Criminal Code c) notwithstanding the State party's ongoing efforts to review this issue and the existing provisions of the Criminal Code, the Commit...
CAT | Denmark | CAT/C/DNK/CO/5 | 2007 | DocumentId: 6355abbc-4a22-46b3-8902-b604f062d6e5 | AnnotationId: ccda3bf3-7dda-4f4b-970d-4b636fd62cf3