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A/73/207: Seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: reaffirming and strengthening the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Published

21 July 2018

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A/73/207

Focus

Torture and inhuman treatment

Summary

As the international community prepares to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur, in the present report, examines the achievements made on the road to realizing the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and reflects on the primary challenges facing its universal implementation today.

Delivered To:

the 73rd session of the General Assembly