Law-ref.org
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Site search
Global links
homepage
documents
Sister sites
Chess-Ref
ZVON
RFC-Ref
InChI
REACH Online
Local links
Previous
Next
Frontpage
Contents
Keywords
Local
Global
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
-
G
-
H
-
I
-
J
-
K
-
L
-
M
-
N
-
O
-
P
-
Q
-
R
-
S
-
T
-
U
-
V
-
W
-
Y
concerne
[
Global Index
]
ARTICLE-2
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... 2. The
Subcommittee on Prevention
shall carry out its
work
within the
framework
of the
Charter of the United Nations
and shall be guided by the
purposes
and
principles
thereof, as well as the
norms
of the
United Nations
concerning
the
treatment
of
people
deprived
of their
liberty
. ...
ARTICLE-11
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... (a)
Visit
the
places
referred to in
article
4
and make
recommendations
to
States Parties
concerning
the
protection
of
persons
deprived
of their
liberty
against
torture
and other
cruel
,
inhuman
or
degrading treatment
or
punishment
; ...
ARTICLE-13
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... 3. The
visits
shall be
conducted
by at least two
members
of the
Subcommittee on Prevention
. These
members
may be accompanied, if needed, by
experts
of demonstrated
professional
experience
and
knowledge
in the
fields
covered by the present
Protocol
who shall be selected from a roster of
experts
prepared on the basis of
proposals
made by the
States Parties
, the
Office
of the
United Nations
High Commissioner
for
Human Rights
and the
United Nations
Centre for
International
Crime
Prevention
. In preparing the roster, the
States Parties
concerned
shall
propose
no more than five
national
experts
. The
State Party
concerned
may
oppose
the inclusion of a
specific
expert
in the
visit
, whereupon the
Subcommittee on Prevention
shall
propose
another
expert
. ...
... 3. The
visits
shall be
conducted
by at least two
members
of the
Subcommittee on Prevention
. These
members
may be accompanied, if needed, by
experts
of demonstrated
professional
experience
and
knowledge
in the
fields
covered by the present
Protocol
who shall be selected from a roster of
experts
prepared on the basis of
proposals
made by the
States Parties
, the
Office
of the
United Nations
High Commissioner
for
Human Rights
and the
United Nations
Centre for
International
Crime
Prevention
. In preparing the roster, the
States Parties
concerned
shall
propose
no more than five
national
experts
. The
State Party
concerned
may
oppose
the inclusion of a
specific
expert
in the
visit
, whereupon the
Subcommittee on Prevention
shall
propose
another
expert
. ...
ARTICLE-14
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... (a) Unrestricted
access
to all
information
concerning
the
number
of
persons
deprived
of their
liberty
in
places
of
detention
as defined in
article
4
, as well as the
number
of
places
and their
location
; ...
ARTICLE-16
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... 2. The
Subcommittee on Prevention
shall
publish
its
report
, together with any comments of the
State Party
concerned
, whenever requested to do so by that
State Party
. If the
State Party
makes part of the
report
public
, the
Subcommittee on Prevention
may
publish
the
report
in whole or in part. However, no
personal data
shall be
published
without the express
consent
of the
person
concerned
. ...
... 2. The
Subcommittee on Prevention
shall
publish
its
report
, together with any comments of the
State Party
concerned
, whenever requested to do so by that
State Party
. If the
State Party
makes part of the
report
public
, the
Subcommittee on Prevention
may
publish
the
report
in whole or in part. However, no
personal data
shall be
published
without the express
consent
of the
person
concerned
. ...
ARTICLE-19
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... (c) To submit
proposals
and
observations
concerning
existing
or
draft
legislation
. ...
ARTICLE-20
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... (a)
Access
to all
information
concerning
the
number
of
persons
deprived
of their
liberty
in
places
of
detention
as defined in
article
4
, as well as the
number
of
places
and their
location
; ...
ARTICLE-21
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... 2.
Confidential information
collected by the
national preventive mechanism
shall be
privileged
. No
personal data
shall be
published
without the express
consent
of the
person
concerned
. ...
ARTICLE-22
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... The
competent authorities
of the
State Party
concerned
shall examine the
recommendations
of the
national preventive mechanism
and enter into a
dialogue
with it on possible
implementation
measures
. ...
ARTICLE-33
[
go to this ARTICLE
]
... 2. Such a
denunciation
shall not have the
effect
of releasing the St ate
Party
from its
obligations
under the present
Protocol
in
regard
to any
act
or
situation
that may occur
prior
to the
date
on which the
denunciation
becomes effective, or to the
actions
that the
Subcommittee on Prevention
has
decided
or may
decide
to take with
respect
to the
State Party
concerned
, nor shall
denunciation
prejudice
in any way the continued
consideration
of any matter already under
consideration
by the
Subcommittee on Prevention
prior
to the
date
on which the
denunciation
becomes effective. ...
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
-
G
-
H
-
I
-
J
-
K
-
L
-
M
-
N
-
O
-
P
-
Q
-
R
-
S
-
T
-
U
-
V
-
W
-
Y