A/HRC/46/26 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 January 2021 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-sixth session 22 February–19 March 2021 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer* Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment evaluates the effectiveness of the cooperation shown by States in their responses and follow-up to official communications and country visit requests transmitted by the Special Rapporteur, and recommends appropriate measures with a view to strengthening the interaction of States with the mandate of the Special Rapporteur and improving the compliance of States with their obligations arising from the absolute and nonderogable prohibition of torture and ill-treatment. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitters’ control. GE.21-00842(E)

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