Implementation of article 14 by States parties 2012, para. 28
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The Committee strongly encourages States parties to recognize the Committee's competence to consider individual complaints under article 22 to allow victims to submit communications and seek the views of the Committee. The Committee furthermore encourages States parties to ratify or accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture in order to strengthen preventive measures against torture and ill-treatment.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee against Torture
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CAT General Comment No. 3, Implementation of article 14 by States parties (2012), para. 28.