Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2017, para. 2f
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[Urges States:] To become parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and to give early consideration to signing and ratifying the Optional Protocol thereto as a matter of priority, and to designating or establishing independent and effective national preventive mechanisms for the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in a timely manner;
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
N.A.
Year
2017
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: mandate of the Special Rapporteur (2017), A/HRC/RES/34/19, OP 2f.