The negative impact of corruption on the right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, para. 27
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17. Also emphasizes that States are obligated to ensure that any person who alleges to have been subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in any territory under its jurisdiction has the right to complain to the competent authorities, and that steps are taken to ensure that the complainant and witnesses are protected against all ill-treatment or intimidation as a consequence of his or her complaint or any evidence given;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2018
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
The negative impact of corruption on the right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Human Rights Council Resolution, 2018.