UNITED NATIONS E Distr. GENERAL Economic and Social Council E/CN.4/1998/38 24 December 1997 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-fourth 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 1997/38 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction I. II. III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MANDATE AND METHODS OF WORK . . . . . . . . . . . ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR . . . . . . . INFORMATION REVIEWED BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR WITH RESPECT TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES . . . . . . . . Afghanistan Albania . Algeria . Argentina Armenia . Austria . Azerbaijan Bahrain . Bhutan . . Bolivia . Brazil . . Bulgaria . Burundi . Cameroon . GE.97-14596 (E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 4 - Page 4 4 6 5 7 - 219 5 9 11 12 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 29 34 37 38 - 10 18 21 25 28 33 36 39 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10

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