Special Rapporteur on Torture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Special_Rapporteur_on_Torture
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Rapporteur on Torture
gptkbp:location gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkbp:mandate gptkb:Manfred_Nowak
gptkb:Alice_Jill_Edwards
gptkb:Juan_E._Méndez
gptkb:Nils_Melzer
gptkb:Theo_van_Boven
gptkb:Sir_Nigel_Rodley
communicate with governments regarding allegations
conduct country visits
submit annual reports
investigate allegations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
gptkbp:mandateEstablished 1985
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:United_Nations_Special_Rapporteur_on_Torture_and_Other_Cruel,_Inhuman_or_Degrading_Treatment_or_Punishment
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights
gptkbp:renewable yes
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council
gptkbp:termLength 3 years
gptkbp:typeOfMandate thematic special procedure
gptkbp:website https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-torture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Special_Rapporteurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6