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11th Meeting of States parties and 2026 elections , Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT).

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Meeting of States Parties & 2026 elections The eleventh meeting of the States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) will be convened by the Secretary-General at the United Nations Office at Geneva on Thursday 1st October 2026, 10 AM, Tempus conference room, at Palais des Nations. The purpose of the meeting is to elect thirteen members of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), to replace those whose terms of office will expire on 31 December 2026. The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) is a new kind of treaty body in the United Nations human rights system. It has a preventive mandate focused on a proactive approach to preventing torture and ill treatment. States that ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) give the SPT the right to visit their places of detention and exami...
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2264th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT).

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Closing of session. The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Related Sites and Documents:  CAT 84th Session (13 Apr - 01 May 2026) . Watch the 2264th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT) Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
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2257th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT).

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Follow-up to arts. 19 and 22 and reprisals. The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Related Sites and Documents:  CAT 84th Session (13 Apr - 01 May 2026) Watch the 2257th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT) Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
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3253rd Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT).

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Consideration of Pakistan (cont'd). The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Related Sites and Documents:  CAT 84th Session (13 Apr - 01 May 2026) . Watch the 3253rd Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT)!
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Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
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2251st Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT).

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   Consideration of Gabon (cont'd). The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Related Sites and Documents:  CAT 84th Session (13 Apr - 01 May 2026) . Watch the 2251st Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT)! Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
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2250th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT).

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Consideration of Pakistan. The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Related Sites and Documents:  CAT 84th Session (13 Apr - 01 May 2026) . Watch the 2250th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT)! Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
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2248th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT).

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Consideration of Gabon. The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Related Sites and Documents:  CAT 84th Session (13 Apr - 01 May 2026) Watch the 2248th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee against Torture (CAT)! Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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