UNITED NATIONS E Distr. GENERAL Economic and Social Council E/CN.4/1997/7 10 January 1997 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-third session Item 8 (a) of the provisional agenda QUESTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS SUBJECTED TO ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT, IN PARTICULAR: TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Nigel S. Rodley, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/37 B CONTENTS Paragraphs Page 1 - 2 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 13 4 The mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methods of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11 12 - 13 4 7 14 - 17 8 18 - 217 9 Introduction I. MANDATE AND METHODS OF WORK A. B. II. III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR . . . . . . . . INFORMATION REVIEWED BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR WITH RESPECT TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES . . . . . . . . . . Algeria . Albania . Armenia . Austria . Azerbaijan Bahrain . Bangladesh Bolivia . Bulgaria Burundi . GE.97-10113 (E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 26 30 32 35 20 21 - 23 24 25 - 29 - 31 - 34 - 37 38 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12

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