Committee Against Torture

A/RES/67/232View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 69b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2011–2013

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	A/RES/67/232	Committee against Torture	377	26%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/204	Committee against Torture	388	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2011

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2011	A/66/344	Measures to improve further the effectiveness, harmonization and reform of the treaty body system report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/65/204

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Torture and Other Cruel Treatment Treaty-Monitoring Bodies

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation for the efforts made so far by the Committee against Torture to improve the efficiency of its working methods, including with a view to further harmonizing the working methods of the treaty bodies, and urges the Committee to continue its activities in this regard;

Authorizes the Committee, without prejudice to the intergovernmental process of the General Assembly on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system, to continue to meet for an additional week per session as a temporary measure, with effect from May 2013 until the end of November 2014, in order to address the backlog of reports of States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentError: Reference source not found and individual complaints awaiting consideration.

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