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3rd Meeting of States parties & 2010 elections
Date
28 October 2010
LOCATION
Geneva, at Palais des Nations, Room XIX
Subcommitee on prevention of torture
The third meeting of States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) was held on 28 October 2010, at the United Nations Office at Geneva, at Palais des Nations, Room XIX. The purpose of the meeting is to elect five members of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, to replace those whose terms of office will expire on 31 December 2010.
In addition, in conformity with article 5 (1) of the OPCAT, fifteen new members were elected following the 50th ratification of the OPCAT, which took place in September 2009.
Documentation
| Title | Symbol |
| Provisional agenda | CAT/OP/SP/6 |
| Note by the Secretary-General outlining the election procedures | CAT/OP/SP/7 |
| Note by the Secretary-General containing the List of candidates and biographical data | CAT/OP/SP/8 |
| Corrigendum | CAT/OP/SP/8/Corr.1 |
| Addendum 1 | CAT/OP/SP/8/Add.1 |
| Addendum 2 | CAT/OP/SP/8/Add.2 |
| Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Meetings of the States Parties to the OPCAT | CAT/OP/SP/3 |
| General Assembly Resolution - Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies | A/RES/64/173 |
| Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies | A/64/212 |