The Special Rapporteur also expresses his appreciation for the statement of the Secretary General on the occasion of Human Rights Day, in which he called upon the international community to speak out forcefully against torture in all its forms and stated, torture can never be an instrument to fight terror, for torture is an instrument of terror .

In 1994, it had deposited its instrument of ratification for the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and it intended to make a sizeable contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.

The representative of Germany shared most of the concerns expressed by the representative of Ethiopia, adding that establishing a separate instrument might undermine efforts to make the Convention against Torture universal.

In early June, the National Transitional Legislative Assembly approved and transmitted to the executive the instrument of ratification of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

Recalling further the definition of torture contained in article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1465, No. 24841. without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which contains or may contain provisions of wider application,

Form of instrument

In conclusion, the Special Rapporteur stated that diplomatic assurances with regard to torture are nothing but attempts to circumvent the absolute prohibition of torture and refoulement, and that rather than elaborating a legal instrument on minimum standards for the use of diplomatic assurances, the Council of Europe should call on its member States to refrain from seeking and adopting such assurances with States with a proven record of torture.

She pointed out that the Convention against Torture, to which this instrument was to be the Optional Protocol, did not make any distinction as to different civilizations in the appointment of its members.

prohibition of torture

Victims of torture

It was agreed that there should be consideration of the question of whether the instrument should stand as the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture or whether it should stand as a separate convention.

And that was torture, real torture.

General Assembly resolution 52 149 of 12 December 1997 on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture IFACAT, in collaboration with other NGOs belonging to the Coalition of International NGOs against Torture (CINAT), is conducting a campaign for universal ratification of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and for the communications procedures established under articles 21 and 22 of that instrument.

instrument of into force

Indeed, he wondered whether it might avoid possible confusion in the respective roles of the two bodies if the new body were to be established under an instrument distinct from the Convention against Torture.

(2)Where it shares the same conditions with that of the embedded derivative instrument, and the independent instrument meets the requirements of the definition of derivative instrument.

Torture of the mind. The most exquisite torture is all in the mind.

She put forth the idea that the instrument, in view of its distinctive character, its likely size and cost and the desirability of opening it to all States rather than merely to States parties to the Convention against Torture, might stand as a convention separate from the Convention against Torture instead of as an Optional Protocol thereto.

Consideration of the draft instrument.

Consideration of the draft instrument.

the instrument of into force

Structure of the reporting instrument

The torture was good. Wasn't it good torture?

World Organization against Torture (OMCT SOS Torture) (Geneva)

Date of receipt of the instrument

Date of receipt of the instrument

Date of receipt of the instrument

instrument of ratification Date of entry

Death by torture 137. There have been serious, substantiated reports of torture, including torture by applying electric current through a baton or club. The information gathered confirms that torture is used systematically.

Adoption of a protocol or another legal instrument Possible initialling of the instrument or signature of a final act

of instrument of ratification Date of entry

I. THE USE OF TORTURE

Methods of torture and interrogation

(e) Torture of close relatives

Monitoring instrument

Abolition of Torture) International Organization of

5. Invites the Special Rapporteur to examine questions concerning torture directed primarily against women and children and conditions conducive to such torture, and to make appropriate recommendations concerning the prevention of gender specific forms of torture and the torture of children

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of

Instrument for standardized international reporting of