UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social _ ., Distr. LrOtinCH GENERAL E/CN.4/1988/17/Add.l 23 February 1988 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Forty-fourth session Agenda item 10(a) QUESTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS SUBJECTED TO ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT Report by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. P. Kooijmans, pursuant to Commissionn on Human Rights resolution 1987/29 Addendum Visit by the Special Rapporteur to Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay Introduction 1. Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1987/29 the Special Rapporteur held consultations in Geneva during the months of June and September 1987 with the Governments of Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay with a view to exploring the possibility of carrying out on-site consultations on measures to prevent the phenomenon of torture. 2. The Special Rapporteur received a favourable reaction from the above-mentioned Governments and proposed, after official confirmation was received, to visit those countries from 9 to 18 December 1987. All agreed to the proposed dates except Peru which preferred to postpone the visit to a later stage and requested the Special Rapporteur to provide an alternative schedule. 3. The Special Rapporteur visited Colombia from 9 to 13 December 1987, Argentina from 13 to 16 December 1987, and Uruguay from 16 to 18 December 1987. GE.88-11018/2768G

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