Implementation of article 14 by States parties 2012, para. 7
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Where State authorities or others acting in their official capacity have committed, know or have reasonable grounds to believe that acts of torture or ill-treatment have been committed by non-State officials or private actors and failed to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish such non-State officials or private actors in accordance with the Convention, the State bears responsibility for providing redress for the victims (general comment No. 2).
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee against Torture
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CAT General Comment No. 3, Implementation of article 14 by States parties (2012), para. 7.