Gender perspectives on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
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[With regard to abuses in health-care settings, the Special Rapporteur calls upon States to:] Outlaw forced or coerced sterilization in all circumstances and provide special protection to individuals belonging to marginalized groups; and ensure that health-care providers obtain free, full and informed consent for such procedures and fully explain the risks, benefits and alternatives in a comprehensible format, without resorting to threats or inducements, in every case;
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment