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1907th Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee Against…

1907th Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT)

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Follow-up to arts. 19 and 22 and reprisals
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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.

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