Search Tips
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, adopted in 1985, entered into force in 1987
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Source
- Organisation of American States (OAS): Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
Document
ODIHR (2005) Human Dimension Commitments: Chronological Compilation
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Source
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
Document
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, adopted in 2002, entered into force in 2006 (OPCAT)
- Preview
- Theme
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention Monitoring
- Source
- United Nations: General Assembly
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
Document
UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted in 1984, entered into force in 1987 (CAT)
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Source
- United Nations: General Assembly
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
Document
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) entry into force 3 September 1981
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Source
- United Nations: General Assembly
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Dec 16, 2020
Document
Asean Human Rights Declaration
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Source
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
Document
UNGA (1982) Principles of Medical Ethics
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Source
- United Nations: General Assembly
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
Document
ODIHR (2012) OSCE Human Dimension Commitments: Volume 2, Chronological Compilation (third edition)
- Preview
- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Terrorism
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Trafficking
- Source
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
Document
8 shown of 8 entities