Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - Article 22

Headings: 
Key Treaties and Texts
Title: 
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - Article 22
Document Type: 
International Conventions and Declarations
Reference: 
G.A. res. 39/46, annex, 39 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 51) at 197, U.N. Doc. A/39/51 (1984)
URL: 
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/h_cat39.htm
Annotation: 
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 19 1984 and entered into force on June 26 1987. Article 22, CAT, gives private individuals or their representatives the right to lodge a complaint with the Torture Committee, provided the State has recognized the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals. In order to see how women's issues can be brought within the scope of Article 22, CAT, and CAT more generally, WHRR users might wish to review the Torture Hand Book contained in the section on Violence Against Women.