Prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment from an extraterritorial perspective 2015, para. 31
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Aside from the stated obligation to refrain from actions prohibited by international law and to respect the prohibition against torture and other ill-treatment, States also have an obligation to ensure or protect individuals' rights when they are in a position to do so by virtue of control over an area or over the persons in question. In this vein, the Human Rights Committee mandates that States are responsible for ensuring the application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in respect of acts perpetrated by actors, such as armed groups, abroad to the extent that they exercise influence amounting to "effective control over their activities" (CCPR/C/RUS/CO/7, para. 6).
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment