Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 19
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A number of international human rights treaties are relevant to torture and other ill-treatment in the context of children deprived of their liberty. These include the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishmentand the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as regional treaties, such as African, Inter-American and European regional instruments. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is lex specialis on the human rights protections afforded to children.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment