UNITED
NATIONS
A
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/HRC/7/3
15 January 2008
Original: ENGLISH
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Seventh session
Item 3 of the provisional agenda
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL,
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS,
INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman
or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak
Summary
The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment submits his second report to the Human Rights Council. Chapter I summarizes the
activities of the Special Rapporteur undertaken between August and December 2007 (i.e. the
period since the submission of his interim report to the General Assembly, A/62/221), including
updates on country visits, future visits and pending requests for invitations, and highlights of key
presentations and meetings. In chapter II, the Special Rapporteur focuses on the protection of
women from torture and in chapter III he sets out his conclusions and recommendations thereon.
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