Convention Against Torture
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a United Nations treaty.
It gives governments the responsibility to take deliberate steps to prevent torture in their own countries, as well as prohibiting the return of anyone to another country where they may be tortured.
It came into force internationally in 1987. In the UK, freedom from torture is protected by the Human Rights Act.
About this treaty
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment– full text
- Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law– UN Resolution 60/147 of 16, 2005
- Torture survivors have the right to redress and rehabilitation– Council of Europe Human Rights Comment, 2016
- Providing Rehabilitation to Victims of Torture and Other Ill-treatment– an overview on how different states have implemented the right to rehabilitation, from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)
- The Legacy of Torture and the Right to Rehabilitation– blog from Leanne MacMillan, Director of Research Development at the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, 2015
- Torture victims’ rights– The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims has published papers on torture and the right to rehabilitation in 7 different countries
- Falling Through the Cracks: Asylum Procedures and Reception Conditions for Torture Victims in the European Union– The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ report on the EU, 2016
- New landmark jurisprudence on torture victims’ right to rehabilitation– report from the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, on the case of A.N v. Switzerland
- Torture Survivors and The Right to Rehabilitation– blog from EachOther on the barriers torture survivors face when seeking rehabilitation in the UK
