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29 November 2022

Nicaragua: Two UN rights committees deplore refusal to cooperate and lack of information

GENEVA (29 November 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) and the  Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) have jointly decided to take action in response to Nicaragua’s refusal to cooperate with the two UN bodies in tackling and preventing torture in the country.

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25 November 2022

Torture and inhuman treatment

UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Australia, Chad, El Salvador, Malawi, Nicaragua, Somalia and Uganda

GENEVA (25 November 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) on Friday issued its findings on Australia, Chad, El Salvador, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda after reviewing the States parties in the latest session, as well as the final version of the concluding observations on Nicaragua provisionally adopted during its previous session.