UN Committee Against Torture (CAT)

The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its State parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially one year after acceding to the Convention and then every four years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of concluding observations. Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/

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Concluding observations on the combined 5th and 6th periodic reports of the Netherlands, adopted by the Committee at its 50th session, 6-31 May 2013 : Committee Against Torture 20 June 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the 5th periodic report of Estonia, adopted by the Committee at its 50th session, 6-31 May 2013 : Committee Against Torture 17 June 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Concluding Observations
Concluding observations on the 2nd periodic report of the Plurinational State of Bolivia as approved by the Committee at its 50th session, 6-31 May 2013 : Committee Against Torture 14 June 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Concluding Observations
Sixth annual report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 23 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Annual Reports
List of issues in relation to the 2nd periodic report of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, adopted by the Committee at its 49th session, 29 October-23 November 2012 : Committee Against Torture 19 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Country Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention pursuant to the optional reporting procedure : Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment : 2nd periodic reports of States parties : Montenegro 14 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Country Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention pursuant to the optional reporting procedure : Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment : 3rd periodic reports of States parties : Lithuania 14 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention : Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment : initial report of States parties due in 2003 : The Holy See 8 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention, Second periodic report due in 2008 : Burundi 28 February 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to Mexico, Addendum : Second response of Mexico to the recommendations and requests for information made by the Subcommittee in its report on its first periodic visit to Mexico (CAT/OP/MEX/1) 18 February 2013 \| Publisher: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Document type: Country Reports

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