Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2001, para. 5
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Recalling its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2001
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2001), A/RES/56/143, PP 5.