A/HRC/34/54/Add.2
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his
mission to Sri Lanka*
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
Historical and political context......................................................................................................
4
III.
Legal framework ...........................................................................................................................
4
A.
International level .................................................................................................................
4
B.
National level ........................................................................................................................
5
Assessment of the situation ...........................................................................................................
6
A.
Torture and ill-treatment .......................................................................................................
6
B.
Conditions of detention .........................................................................................................
10
C.
Safeguards and prevention ....................................................................................................
12
Conclusions and recommendations ...............................................................................................
17
A.
Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................
17
B.
Recommendations.................................................................................................................
18
IV.
V.
* Circulated in the language of submission only.
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