Legal | Fact Sheet Collection

This is a series of legal fact sheets that explain the definition of torture and states’ obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture.
Leveraging international human rights standards and judgments, the fact sheets also clarify the fundamental rights of individuals and the contexts in which torture often occurs.

No.1

Defining torture

No.2

Redressing torture

No.3

Preventing torture

No.4

Investigating torture

No.5

Criminalising torture

No.6

Prosecuting torture

No.7

Safeguards in police custody

No.8

Torture and migration

No.9

Pre-trial detention

No.10

Prisoners contact rights

Fact sheets

Corruption and torture

Compilations

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