The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), at the end of their first visit to Panama, urged the State Party of Panama to promptly put in place an independent and effective national mechanism for the prevention of torture compliant with international standards....
The UN Committee against Torture has published its Concluding Observations on Ireland’s second periodic hearing under the UN Convention against Torture, which is available to read here. The Committee has produced a thorough list of recommendations, in which...
Original post by KFM, available here. The Government is coming under pressure to ratify a treaty against torture after committing to it 10 years ago. The issue is expected to be highlighted in a series of recommendations being published today by the United...
On Friday 11th August 2017, the United Nations Committee against Torture will publish its Concluding Observations on Ireland’s performance under the UN Convention against Torture and Other Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). This concludes a...
A record of Ireland’s second periodic review under the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which took place at Palais Wilson, Geneva on Thurs 27 July 2017 (first meeting) and Fri 28 July...
