General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention

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General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention is an authoritative interpretation by the UN Committee against Torture detailing states’ obligations to ensure redress and rehabilitation for victims of torture under the Convention against Torture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN human rights treaty body document
authoritative interpretation
general comment
addresses compensation for victims of torture
gender‑sensitive and victim‑centred approaches
non‑discrimination in access to redress
rehabilitation for victims of torture
restitution for victims of torture
satisfaction and guarantees of non‑repetition
special needs of particularly vulnerable victims
adoptedBy Committee against Torture
Committee against Torture
surface form: UN Committee against Torture
adoptionDate 2012
aimsTo ensure effective remedies for torture victims
guide States parties in implementing article 14
strengthen protection of torture victims
appliesTo States parties to the Convention against Torture
basedOn Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
clarifies content of the right to redress for torture victims
forms of reparation for torture victims
obligation to ensure effective access to justice for torture victims
obligation to provide rehabilitation services
scope of article 14 of the Convention against Torture
focusesOn procedural obligations of States parties
right to as full rehabilitation as possible
right to fair and adequate compensation
right to redress
substantive obligations of States parties
interprets article 14 of the Convention against Torture
issuedBy Committee against Torture
Committee against Torture
surface form: UN Committee against Torture
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature authoritative but non‑binding interpretation
partOf jurisprudence of the Committee against Torture
relatedTo international human rights law on reparations
prohibition of torture
right to an effective remedy
subjectMatter obligations of States parties under article 14
redress for victims of torture
rehabilitation for victims of torture
treatyBody Committee against Torture
UNDocumentSymbol CAT/C/GC/3
usedBy States parties in drafting legislation on redress for torture victims
courts and tribunals interpreting obligations under the Convention against Torture
human rights practitioners and advocates

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Committee against Torture subjectOf General Comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention