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CCPR (1992) General Comment No. 20 on article 7 (Prohibition of Torture or Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment), CCPR/C/GC/20
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- General Comment
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CCPR (2006) Concluding Observations: United States, CCPR/C/USA/CO/3/Rev.1
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CCPR (2012) Joyce Nawila Chiti v Zambia, No. 1303/2004, 26 July 2012
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Evidence extracted by torture
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CCPR (2013) Svetlana Zhuk v Belarus, No. 1910/2009, 30 October 2013
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Evidence extracted by torture
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) entry into force 23 March 1976
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- United Nations: General Assembly
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- Legal instrument
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CCPR (1994) Youssef El-Megreisi v Libya, No. 440/1990, 23 March 1994
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- Evidence extracted by torture
- Detention: Incommunicado detention/ secret detention
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Dec 16, 2020
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CCPR (2016) B.C.A. et al. v Denmark, No. 2784/2016, 7 July 2016
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Discontinuance
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- Dec 17, 2020
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CCPR (2017) Z.Z. v Australia, No. 2941/2017, 21 July 2017
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
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- Dec 17, 2020
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CCPR (2017) K.T. v Canada, No. 2927/2017, 6 January 2017
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Discontinuance
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- Dec 17, 2020
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CCPR (2016) V.R. and N.R. v Denmark, No. 2745/2016, 14 July 2016
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (2014) M.K.H. v Denmark, No. 2462/2014, 26 September 2014
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (1985) Selected Decisions under the Optional Protocol
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (1990) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee und the Optional Protocol - Volume 2
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2008) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Discontinuance
- Jurisprudence: Individual opinion
- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (2007) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee und the Optional Protocol
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol - Volume 5
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (2002) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol - Volume 3
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR ( 2004) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol - Volume 4
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ( 2005) Selected Decisions of the Human Rigths Committee under the Optional Protocol - Volume 6
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2006) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol - Volume 7
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (2015) H.M. et al. v Denmark, No. 2553/2015, 23 January 2015
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Discontinuance
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- Jan 6, 2021
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CCPR (2015) J.P.D. v France, No. 2621/2015, 2 November 2015
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
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- Jan 6, 2021
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CCPR (2015) X. v Denmark, No. 2523/2015, 1 April 2015
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
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- Jan 6, 2021
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CCPR (2014) N.U. v Norway, No. 2341/2014, 28 October 2014
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
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CCPR (1994) Barbarín Mojica v Dominican Republic, No. 449/1991, 15 July 1994
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 7, 2021
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OMCT (2014) Seeking Remedies for Torture Victims: A Handbook on the Individual Complaints Procedures of the UN Treaty Bodies
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- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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CCPR (2020) Mitko Vanchev v Bulgaria, No. 2820/2016, 6 November 2020
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Remedy & reparation
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Sep 7, 2021
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CCPR (2020) L.M.A. v Canada, 2970/2017, 23 July 2020
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Date modified
- Sep 7, 2021
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CCPR (2020) F.A.J. and B.M.R.A., acting on their own behalf and on behalf of their missing relatives, M.J.V. and A.A.M. v. Spain, 28 October 2020
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Enforced disappearance
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Individual opinion
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- Sep 8, 2021
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CCPR (2020) A.P. v Lithuania, No. 3786/2020, 6 November 2020
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Date modified
- Sep 8, 2021
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