Policy paper

Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: periodic report

The latest periodic report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT).

From:
Ministry of Justice
Published
30 November 2017
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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The UK government submitted the 6th periodic report in November 2017.

The Ministry of Justice also oversees the implementation of two international mechanisms aimed at monitoring places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment:

Further information

  • can be found on the United Nations鈥� website.
  • from the Council of Europe European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment is available on the Council of Europe鈥檚 website.
  • , established under OPCAT.

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Published 30 November 2017

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