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Correction: The Committee Against
Torture will meet in Room XVII in the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UN Committee Against Torture to
review Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo
GENEVA (18 July 2019) — The UN
Committee Against Torture will meet in Geneva from 22 July to 9 August, 2019 to
review the human rights situation under the Convention against Torture in
Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo.
The above are among the 166 States
parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, and so are required to undergo regular reviews on how
they are implementing the Convention.
The public sessions will be held in
Room XVII in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A full programme of work is
available on-line.
The recommended hashtag for the
meeting is #CAT67 and the sessions will be webcast live at
http://webtv.un.org/live
Further information about the
session is available on the session Web page. Further information is also
available regarding media accreditation.
The Committee is scheduled to
publish its findings on the respective States on 9 August and to hold a press
conference on the same day (to be confirmed).
ENDS
Background
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The Committee Against Torture
monitors States parties’ adherence to the Convention against Torture and OtherCruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which to date has 166
States parties. The Committee is made up of 10 members who are independent
human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal
capacity and not as representatives of States parties. The Committee’s
concluding observations are an independent assessment of States’ compliance
with their human rights obligations under the treaty.
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