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stage. In particular, the Special Rapporteur would like to stress the importance of establishing
monitoring mechanisms to control respect for trade and production regulations, be they national
or international.
Finally, the Special Rapporteur reminds States parties to the Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of its article 2 which provides
that “each State party shall take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to
prevent acts of torture in any territory under its jurisdiction”. He believes that the enactment of
legal and other measures to stop the production and trade of equipment specifically designed to
inflict torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is part of this obligation of a
general nature to prevent acts of torture.
The Special Rapporteur fully believes in the necessity of keeping the study ongoing, and
hopes that the Commission on Human Rights will continue to request him to keep this issue
under consideration. He encourages Governments and non-governmental sources that have not
yet done so to submit information on the issue to enable him to carry out an in-depth study with a
view to making specific recommendations on how to prohibit the trade and production of such
equipment and to combat its proliferation.