CAT/OP/HND/3
United Nations
Optional Protocol to the
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
25 January 2013
English
Original: Spanish
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Report on the visit made by the Subcommittee on
Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment for the
purpose of providing advisory assistance to the
national preventive mechanism of Honduras
Report for the national preventive mechanism*, **
* In accordance with the decision taken by the Subcommittee at its fifth session regarding the
publication of its visit reports, the present document was not edited before being sent to the United
Nations translation services.
** Pursuant to article 16, paragraph 1, of the Optional Protocol, this report was sent confidentially to the
State party on 17 September 2012. The national preventive mechanism informed of its decision to
have it published, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, of the Protocol, on 30 October 2012.
GE.13-40547 (E)
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