Search Tips
sorted by
1 shown of 1 entities
Impunity as a root cause of the prevalence of torture 2010, para. 58
- Paragraph text
- In most countries visited by the Special Rapporteur, he was not presented with a single case of a law enforcement official being suspended, investigated and prosecuted, let alone convicted, for torture. This was the case in Mongolia, Indonesia, Nepal, Nigeria and Togo, among other countries. Three countries where the Special Rapporteur did receive information that law enforcement officials had been convicted of torture were China, the Republic of Moldova and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, 34 officials had been indicted and three convicted of torture. In Uruguay, there were several ongoing trials for crimes committed in the past. Although several people had been convicted, none had yet been convicted of torture. In Equatorial Guinea, only one official had been tried, but had not been convicted, despite the fact that torture is systematically practised there.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
1 shown of 1 entities