Where to find more information
United Nations information materials:
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The text of the Convention in its entirety: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cat.htm
To check whether a State is a party to the Convention against Torture: http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-9&chapter=4&lang=en
The Committee against Torture, Fact Sheet No.17, by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/FactSheet17en.pdf
Procedure for complaints by individuals under the human rights treaties
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/petitions/index.htm
Combating Torture (Rev.1), UN Fact-sheet No. 4, available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/events/day2005/docs/combatingtorture.pdf
Guides and handbooks:
Torture Reporting Handbook - published by the
Torture Survivors' Handbook
Information on Support and Resources for Torture Survivors in the
Taking complaints of torture seriously: rights of victims and responsibilities of authorities (available in English, French and Spanish) - http://www.redress.org/reports.html
Reparation for torture a survey of law and practice in thirty selected countries - Sponsored by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights – Final report - http://www.redress.org/reports.html
Reparation - a sourcebook for victims of torture and other violations of human rights and international humanitarian law Sponsored by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights – Final Report - http://www.redress.org/reports.html
