Democracy and Governance
Foreword by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment cause severe harm to human dignity. For this reason the eradication of torture and other forms of ill-treatment has been at the heart of the work of the United Nations almost since its creation. While significant progress has been made these practices continue and much remains to be done.
The optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment which aims to prevent torture was adopted in 2002 and entered into force in 2006. The Optional Protocol established an international torture prevention mechanism the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Pursuant to article 3 of the Optional Protocol States parties should establish independent national bodies for the prevention of torture and ill-treatment at the domestic level known as the national preventive mechanisms.
Reporting Under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Training Guide (Part I – Manual)
The manual is aimed at assisting States parties in fulfilling their reporting obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Its objective is to facilitate understanding of the rights enshrined in the Convention and the corresponding obligations of the States parties in respecting protecting and fulfilling those rights. The manual is based on the provisions of the Convention the general comments of the Committee against Torture its jurisprudence on individual communications and its concluding observations on State party’s initial and periodic reports as well as its reporting guidelines rules of procedure working methods and other documents. The manual should be seen as a practical tool while bearing in mind the constantly developing practice of the Committee in interpreting the Convention. The present manual also constitutes a reference document for trainers who intend to design and deliver training courses on reporting to the Committee on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention. The manual can be used jointly with the training guide on reporting to the United Nations treaty bodies which covers all the procedural aspects of the reporting process.
Access to Remedy in Cases of Business-related Human Rights Abuse
A Practical Guide for State-based Non-Judicial Mechanisms
Over the course of six years and in response to successive mandates from the Human Rights Council OHCHR’s Accountability and Remedy Project developed guidance on how to enhance the effectiveness of the three categories of remedial mechanisms covered in the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. For each category of mechanism OHCHR spent two years consulting with those who use design and administer the mechanism among others to identify good-practice lessons resulting in a set of reports presented to the Human Rights Council. This publication compiles the guidance and explanatory notes from those reports focusing on State-based non-judicial mechanisms.
Committee against torture
The Convention establishes pursuant to article 17 the Committee against Torture to supervise and monitor the implementation by States parties of the substantive provisions of the treaty. The Committee consists of 10 independent and impartial members from different backgrounds and from various regions of the world elected by the States parties for a term of four years. It adopted its rules of procedure in accordance with article 18 of the Convention. The Committee meets three times a year for up to four weeks at a time.
Foreword by the Chair of the Committee against Torture
Forty years ago the General Assembly adopted the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment with the stated purpose “to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world”. Today 174 States are parties to the Convention making it one of the most supported international human rights treaties and highlighting the ever-increasing push towards the global eradication of this egregious violation of the dignity of human beings.
Access to Remedy in Cases of Business-related Human Rights Abuse
A Practical Guide for Non-state-based Grievance Mechanisms
Over the course of six years and in response to successive mandates from the Human Rights Council OHCHR’s Accountability and Remedy Project developed guidance on how to enhance the effectiveness of the three categories of remedial mechanisms covered in the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. For each category of mechanism OHCHR spent two years consulting with those who use design and administer the mechanism among others to identify good-practice lessons resulting in a set of reports presented to the Human Rights Council. This publication compiles the guidance and explanatory notes from those reports focusing on non-State-based grievance mechanisms.
Facilitating access to effective non-state-based grievance mechanisms by strengthening domestic law and policy
States establish and maintain an enabling legal and policy environment for non-State-based grievance mechanisms dealing with business-related human rights harms.
Enhancing access to effective remedy using non-state-based grievance mechanisms through greater cooperation and coordination
Developers and operators of non-State-based grievance mechanisms cooperate proactively and constructively with each other in order to raise standards and promote good practice with respect to the resolution of grievances arising from business-related human rights harms.
Relatório global sobre corrupção no esporte
Oferecendo pela primeira vez uma visão verdadeiramente abrangente da corrupção no desporto o Relatório Global sobre a Corrupção no Desporto revela a escala manifestação e complexidade surpreendentes da corrupção e das redes criminosas no desporto a nível internacional e nacional. Embora a corrupção no desporto não seja um fenómeno novo – actividades fraudulentas no funcionamento de instituições e competições desportivas têm sido documentadas desde os tempos dos Antigos Jogos Olímpicos – as últimas duas décadas testemunharam um aumento substancial de actividades criminosas nesta área. Na verdade uma série de factores deixaram-no propício à manipulação com a tempestade perfeita da globalização um enorme afluxo de dinheiro o rápido crescimento das apostas desportivas legais e ilegais e os avanços tecnológicos que transformam a forma como o desporto é praticado e consumido e estão a torná-lo cada vez mais atraente apresentou oportunidades significativas para capitalizar redes criminosas que procuram explorar o desporto para obter lucros ilícitos e ilegais.
Justificativa
A Conferência dos Estados Partes da Convenção das Nações Unidas contra a Corrupção (UNCAC) realizou sua oitava sessão em Abu Dhabi de 16 a 20 de dezembro de 2019. Durante essa sessão a Conferência adotou a resolução 8/4 sobre Proteção do Esporte contra a Corrupção que solicitou ao Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC) entre outras coisas para