2011
DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2011.537470
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The fact-finding missions of the special rapporteur on torture

Abstract: This article examines a vital element of the special rapporteur on torture's (SRT) mandate that of monitoring and the reports that have been produced as a result of fact-finding missions (FFMs). Over a 25 year period, the SRTs have visited 47 states and the reports present an interesting mosaic of the diversity of state compliance with regard to the prohibition itself and also the terms of reference of state visits. The reports reveal not only the unequalled access that the SRTs have had to places of detention… Show more

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“…By contrast, Amrita Mukherjee focuses on the fact-finding missions of the special rapporteur on torture, locating the mandate in the wider UN system and examining the various fact-finding missions. 10 The analysis highlights the role and importance of fact-finding missions, its strengths and weaknesses.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By contrast, Amrita Mukherjee focuses on the fact-finding missions of the special rapporteur on torture, locating the mandate in the wider UN system and examining the various fact-finding missions. 10 The analysis highlights the role and importance of fact-finding missions, its strengths and weaknesses.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%