Committee against Torture publishes findings on New Zealand
Committee against Torture publishes findings on New Zealand, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Luxembourg, Spain, Serbia, Colombia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
GENEVA (15 May 2015) – The UN Committee
against Torture has published its findings on the countries
it examined during its latest session from 20 April to 15
May: New Zealand, Republic of the Congo, Romania,
Luxembourg, Spain, Serbia, Colombia, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia.
The findings, officially termed concluding observations, contain positive aspects of the respective State’s implementation of the Convention against Torture, Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and also main matters of concern and recommendations.
The concluding observations can be found here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=961&Lang=en
The Committee against Torture is composed of 10 international independent experts.
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