Questionnaire on the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons From Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 80 Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, published in 1978.

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3 subjects

Declarations Questionnaires Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

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3 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to draw up and circulate among Member States a questionnaire soliciting information concerning steps they have taken, including legislative and administrative measures, to put into practice the principles of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment while giving special attention to the following subjects:

Publicity given to the Declaration, not only in governmental bodies and services but also among the public at large;

( b) Effective measures for the prevention of torture;

( c) Training of law enforcement personnel and other public officials responsible for persons deprived of their liberty;

( d) Any pertinent legislative or administrative action taken since the adoption of the Declaration;

Effective legal remedies for victims of torture ( e) or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit the information provided in response to the questionnaire to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session and furthermore to submit such information to the Commission on Human Rights and to the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities at its thirty-second session.

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