CAT/C/56/D/578/2013
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
2 February 2016
English
Original: French
Committee against Torture
Communication No. 578/2013
Decision adopted by the Committee at its fifty-sixth session
(9 November-9 December 2015)
Submitted by:
E.N., represented by Track Impunity Always
(TRIAL)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Burundi
Date of complaint:
10 December 2013 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
25 November 2015
Subject matter:
Torture committed by police officers
Procedural issue:
None
Substantive issues:
Torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment; obligation to
systematically monitor interrogation
techniques and practices; obligation of the
State party to ensure that the competent
authorities conduct a prompt and impartial
investigation; right to lodge a complaint;
right to redress
Articles of the Convention:
Articles 2 (1), 11, 12, 13 and 14, read in
conjunction with articles 1 and 16 of the
Convention
[Annex]
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