Implementation of article 14 by States parties 2012, para. 41
Paragraphe- Paragraph text
- The Committee has consistently held that amnesties for the crime of torture are incompatible with the obligations of States parties under the Convention, including under article 14. As was pointed out in general comment No. 2, "amnesties or other impediments which preclude or indicate unwillingness to provide prompt and fair prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of torture or ill-treatment violate the principle of non-derogability." The Committee considers that amnesties for torture and ill-treatment pose impermissible obstacles to a victim in his or her efforts to obtain redress and contribute to a climate of impunity. The Committee therefore calls on States parties to remove any amnesties for torture or ill-treatment.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Committee against Torture
- Type de document
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2012
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- CAT General Comment No. 3, Implementation of article 14 by States parties (2012), para. 41.
- Paragraph number
- 41
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