Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 83Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, published in 1979.

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30 versions · 1977–2025

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Torture and Other Cruel Treatment Treaties

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Takes note of the progress report of the Com- 1. mission on Human Rights on the drafting of a con-

111 A/C.3/33/L.47 and Corr.I and 2, Add.I and Corr.I and

vention on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;113

Welcomes Economic and Social Council decision 1978/24 of 5 May 1978, by which the Council authorized a working group open to all members of the. Commission on Human Rights to meet for one week immediately before its thirty-fifth session with the task of preparing concrete drafting proposals _for a draft convention on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, on the basis of the relevant documents of the thirty-fourth session of the Commission and any comments received from Governments;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights, at its thirty-fifth session, to give high priority to the question of drafting a convention on torture;

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 114 called for under General Assembly resolution 32/63, containing replies to the questionnaire;

Calls upon Member States which have not yet done so to reply to the questionnaire, as called for under resolution 32/63;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session further information provided in response to the questionnaire, and to submit all the information available which he has received to the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;

Takes note also of the report of the Secretary- General, 115 called for under General Assembly resolution 32/64, containing unilateral declarations;

Invites Member States which have not yet done so to deposit the unilateral declarations with the Secretary-General, as called for under resolution 32/64;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to inform the General Assembly, in annual reports, of such further unilateral declarations which may be deposited by Member States;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session the item entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" for the purpose of reviewing the progress achieved under this item.

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