Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

1985/33. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment [1]97

The Commission on Human Rights, Having regard to article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, both of which provide that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Recalling the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture or Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 3452 (XXX) of 9 December 1975, Seriously concerned about the alarming number of reported cases of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment taking place in various parts of the world, Welcoming the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984, Determined to promote the full implementation f the prohibition under international and national law of the practice of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,

1. Decides to appoint for one year a special rapporteur to examine questions relevant to torture;

2. Requests the Chairman of the Commission to appoint, after consultation with the other members of the Bureau, an individual of recognized international standing as special rapporteur;

3. Decides further that the special rapparteur, in carrying out his mandate, shall seek and receive credible and reliable information from Governments, as well as specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to appeal to all Governments to co-operate with and assist the special rapporteur in the performance of his teaks and to furnish all information requested;

5. Further requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary assistance to the special rapporteur;

6. Invites the special rapporteur, in carrying out his mandate, to bear in mind the need to be able to respond effectively to credible and reliable information that comes before him and to carry out his work with discretion;

7. Requests the special rapporteur to submit a comprehensive report to the Commission at its forty-second session on his activities regarding the question of torture, including the occurrence and extent of its practice, together with his conclusions and recommendations;

8. Decides to consider this question again at its forty-second session under the appropriate subitem of the item entitled "Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment".

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[1]97 Adopted at the 55th meeting, on 13 March 1985, by a roll-call vote of 30 to none, with 12 abstentions. See chap. X.