A/79/181
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 July 2024
Original: English
Seventy-ninth session
Item 71 (b) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights
questions, including alternative approaches for improving
the effective enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment
Note by the Secretary-General
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman
or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, presents her annual
overview of trends and developments in line with paragraph 1 (g) of Human Rights
Council resolution 52/7, as well as a thematic study focused on good practices and
challenges in investigating, prosecuting and preventing wartime sexual torture, and
providing rehabilitation for victims and survivors. The Special Rapporteur considers
that the torture framework has strong advantages when considering sexual aggression
in wartime and other similar security situations, especially for survivors but also for
investigators and prosecutors, and sets out a call for action. The report concludes with
several recommendations.
* A/79/150.
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