Commissions of inquiry 2012, para. 44

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During county visits undertaken by the mandate holder, reports of torture from national sources, such as official commission of inquiry, have been analysed in an effort to corroborate allegations of torture and other forms of ill-treatment. In May 2011, the Special Rapporteur conducted a visit to Tunisia to engage with the interim Government to examine the violations committed by the previous regime, assess the violations committed in the interim period under the transitional Government and identify measures to be implemented to prevent torture and other forms of ill-treatment in the future. In his report thereon (A/HRC/19/61/Add.1), the Special Rapporteur refers to the "national commission to establish the facts of abuses and violations from 17 December until the elimination of the cause", and recommends improvement of the fact-finding commission's methodology, particularly with regard to measures that could be taken to best preserve evidence gathered.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • N.A.
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
44