GENEVA, Nov. 6, 2014 - The UN Committee against Torture is due to review the USA on 12 and 13 November in sessions that will be webcast live.
The USA is one of the 156 States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and is required to undergo regular examinations of its record before the Committee of 10 independent experts. The Committee will engage in a dialogue with the US government delegation and also hear from NGOs.
Public sessions: 10:00-12:00 (04:00-06:00 EST) on 12 November, 15:00-18:00 (09:00-12:00 EST) on 13 November
Venue: Room XVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Live webcast:
http://www.treatybodywebcast.org/.
Among the possible issues to be discussed: extraterritorial application of the Convention; CIA’s secret detention, extraordinary rendition and interrogation programme; Guantanamo Bay detainees held indefinitely without charge or trial; investigation and prosecution of those responsible for torture or ill-treatment of detainees; immigration enforcement abuses; death penalty, alleged administration of untested lethal drugs; police brutality; prolonged solitary confinement; protection of prisoners against violence; sexual violence in US military.
Further information and the USA’s report are available at:
The Committee will publish its concluding observations here on Friday 28 November.
A news conference is scheduled for Friday 28 November at 14:00 at Palais des Nations in Geneva when the Committee will discuss its concluding observations on the USA and the other countries being reviewed – Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Australia, Burundi, Croatia, and Kazakhstan.
To learn more about the Committee against Torture, please visit:
A news conference is scheduled for Friday 28 November at 14:00 at Palais des Nations in Geneva when the Committee will discuss its concluding observations on the USA and the other countries being reviewed – Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Australia, Burundi, Croatia, and Kazakhstan.
To learn more about the Committee against Torture, please visit:
http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cat/pages/catindex.aspx
"Human Rights for Prisoners March" supporters are interested in discussions regarding lethal injection and killing condemned people in America with untested lethal drugs (or by any other method), executions of people with mental illness or serious retardation (I.Q. scores at 70 or below), prisoner torture, including long-term solitary confinement, prison sexual assaults, abuse and imprisonment of immigrants, and police brutality.
"Human Rights for Prisoners March" supporters are interested in discussions regarding lethal injection and killing condemned people in America with untested lethal drugs (or by any other method), executions of people with mental illness or serious retardation (I.Q. scores at 70 or below), prisoner torture, including long-term solitary confinement, prison sexual assaults, abuse and imprisonment of immigrants, and police brutality.
Members and friends of Human Rights for Prisoners March and Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill ("AIMI") are asked to watch the United Nations webcasts. You are invited to discuss them during broadcasts on "Human Rights Demand" channel on Nov. 12 and 13 (the time will be announced here). AIMI plans an action in International Court in 2015 involving up to 100 claimants of (i) persons with mental illness and/or drug/alcohol addictions, and (ii) people who were victimized by mentally ill people and/or drug/alcohol addicts who were denied timely, appropriate treatment. We seek restitution for and/or relief from police brutality, prison torture, long-term homelessness, and other discrimination against mentally disabled people in the USA. Visit the blog AIMI-HumanRights for more information at
http://AIMI-HumanRights.blogspot.com
http://AIMI-HumanRights.blogspot.com
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