Status of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

A/RES/40/128View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 144 Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, published in 1986.

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5 versions · 1986–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/144

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/144	Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/132	Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/123	Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	100	93%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/134	Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	100	17%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/128	Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	498	–

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3 subjects

Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Torture and Other Cruel Treatment Treaties

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6 operative paragraphs

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Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; 164 2.

Expresses its satisfaction at the number of States that have signed the Convention since it was opened for signature, ratification and accession on 4 February t 985;

Requests ali States that have not yet done so to sign and to ratify the Convention as a matter of priority;

Invites ali States, upon ratification of or accession to the Convention, to consider the possibility of making the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-second session and to the General Assembly at its forty-first session a report on the status ofthe Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;

Decides to consider the report of the Secretary-General provided for in paragraph 5 above at its forty-first session under the item entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment".

13 Deffmher 1985

160 A/40/876.

163 A/34/146, anne, l6I Resolution J4, ló9, annex 164 A/401604 162 Resolution 17 194, annex

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