Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Mandate of the Special Rapporteur

A/HRC/RES/61/10View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2026.

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6 versions · 2011–2026

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4 subjects

International Obligations Special Rapporteurs Torture and Other Cruel Treatment Torture Prevention

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20 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for a further period of three years:

To seek, receive, examine and act on information from Governments, intergovernmental and civil society organizations, individuals and groups of individuals regarding issues and alleged cases concerning torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

To conduct country visits with the consent or at the invitation of Governments and to enhance further dialogue with them, and to follow up on recommendations made in reports after visits to their countries;

To study, in a comprehensive manner, trends, developments and challenges in relation to combating and preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and to make recommendations and observations concerning appropriate measures to prevent and eradicate such practices;

To identify, exchange and promote best practices on measures to prevent, punish and eradicate torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

To integrate a gender perspective and a victim- and survivor-centred approach throughout the work of his or her mandate;

To continue to cooperate with the Committee against Torture, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and relevant United Nations mechanisms and bodies and, as appropriate, regional organizations and mechanisms, national human rights institutions, Indigenous Peoples, national preventive mechanisms and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and to contribute to the promotion of strengthened cooperation among the above-mentioned actors;

To report on all of his or her activities, observations, conclusions and recommendations annually to the Human Rights Council in accordance with its programme of work, and biennially on overall trends and developments with regard to his or her mandate to the General Assembly as of its eighty-second session, with a view to maximizing the benefits of the reporting process;

Urges States:

To cooperate fully with and to assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his or her tasks, to supply all necessary information requested by him or her and to fully and expeditiously respond to his or her urgent appeals, and urges those Governments that have not yet responded to communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur to answer without further delay;

To respond favourably to the Special Rapporteur’s requests to visit their countries, and to enter into a constructive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on requested visits to their countries;

To ensure, as an important element in preventing and combating torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, that no authority or official orders, applies, permits or tolerates any sanction, reprisal, intimidation or other prejudice against any person, group or association, including persons deprived of their liberty, for contacting, seeking to contact or having been in contact with the Special Rapporteur or any other international or national monitoring or preventive body or other relevant stakeholders active in the prevention and combat of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

To ensure proper follow-up to the recommendations and conclusions of the Special Rapporteur;

To adopt a victim and survivor-centred and gender-sensitive approach in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, paying special attention to the views and needs of victims and survivors in policy development and other activities relating to rehabilitation, prevention and accountability for torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and sexual and gender-based violence that constitutes torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

To become parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol thereto as a matter of priority, and for States parties to ensure their effective implementation, and to designating or establishing independent and effective national preventive mechanisms for the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in a timely manner;

To ensure appropriate follow-up to conclusions, recommendations, requests for further information and views on individual communications of the relevant treaty bodies, including the Committee against Torture and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture;

To consider providing adequate support to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur;²

²A/HRC/61/42.

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure, from within the overall budgetary framework of the United Nations, the provision of an adequate and stable level of staffing and the facilities and resources necessary for the Special Rapporteur, bearing in mind the strong support expressed by Member States for preventing and combating torture and assisting victims and survivors of torture;

Decides to continue to consider this matter in conformity with its annual programme of work.

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