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PR: DRC: Torture prevention mechanism urgently needed amid inhuman prison conditions [1]

11 Dec 2024

PR: DRC: Torture prevention mechanism urgently needed amid inhuman prison conditions

GENEVA/KINSHASA (11 December 2024) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture [2] (SPT) today called for urgent action to establish a torture prevention mechanism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following its first visit to the country from 1 to 7 December.

PDF icon 2024-12-11-spt-pr-drc-final-both_languages-for_publication.pdf [3]
News articles [4]
Source URL: http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/pr-drc-torture-prevention-mechanism-urgently-needed-amid-inhuman-prison-conditions

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[1] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/pr-drc-torture-prevention-mechanism-urgently-needed-amid-inhuman-prison-conditions
[2] https://www.ohchr.org/fr/treaty-bodies/spt
[3] http://monusco.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/2024-12-11-spt-pr-drc-final-both_languages-for_publication_0.pdf
[4] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/news-articles
[5] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/pr-monusco-welcomes-adoption-security-council-resolution-2746-2024-authorizing-its-support-samidrc-1
[6] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/pr-consultations-sadc-mission-dr-congo-samidrc-human-rights-and-international-humanitarian-law