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Monitoring protection mechanisms / Reports and Publications / 2011 / December

OMCT E-Bulletin: 47th session of the Committee against Torture - November 2011

OMCT@CAT n°1
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OMCT@CAT is the first newsletter of OMCT aimed at a wider diffusion and visibility of the activities of the Committee against Torture of the United Nations.

The main components of OMCT@CAT n°1 are:

- 47th Session of the Committee against Torture:


This 47th session took place in Geneva at the office of the United Nations – Palais Wilson from 31 October to 25 November 2011. The examined states were: Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Greece, Madagascar, Morocco, Paraguay and Sri-Lanka.


- Syria: Special Report:


The Committee asked Syria to submit a special report in light of serious allegations of the widespread and systematic use of torture and ill-treatment in the country.


- General Comment n°3:


The Committee considered in a public session draft General Comment n°3 on the right to remedy and reparation for victims of torture (Article 14 CAT), to which the OMCT had provided written comments.


- 48th Session of the Committee against Torture:


The next CAT session will take place from May 7 to June 1, 2012, and consider state reports from:

Albania, Armenia, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Canada, Greece, Rwanda, Mexico, Syrian Arab Republic.


To suscribe or unsuscribe for the E-Bulletin OMCT@CAT, please send an email at omct@omct.org , mentionning in the object: OMCT@CAT, "suscribe" or "unsuscribe". Thank you!

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Date: December 6, 2011
Activity: Monitoring Protection Mechanisms
Type: Reports and Publications
Subjects: Torture and violence

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