A/HRC/40/59 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 January 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 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* Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur examines the relationship between corruption and torture or ill-treatment, outlines the predominant patterns of interaction between the two phenomena as well as their systemic root causes, and offers recommendations with a view to strengthening the protection against torture and illtreatment in contexts affected by corruption. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-00675(E) 

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