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Joint civil society submission addressing the interpretation of Article 4 OPCAT in relation to deprivation of liberty, substitute decision-making, restraint, seclusion, and treatment practices affecting persons with disabilities within health, social care, forensic, educational, and custodial settings.
Year:
2023
Date:
14 April 2023
Place of Publication:
Sydney
Country:
Australia
Type of Document:
Joint submission to a United Nations treaty body consultation
Subject:
Interpretation of Article 4 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) in relation to persons with disabilities
Authors:
Dinesh Wadiwel; Carolyn Frohmader; Giancarlo de Vera; Ira, L.; Linda Steele
Contributing Organisations:
People with Disability Australia (PWDA); Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
Supporting Institutions:
University of Sydney; University of Technology Sydney
ISBN:
978-0-6457443-2-3
Audience:
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT); United Nations human rights mechanisms
Related Instruments:
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT); Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Institutional Status:
PWDA and WWDA hold consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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Year:
2022
Region / City:
United States
Topic:
Medical treatments for spasticity, Botox use
Document Type:
Chat transcript
Organization / Platform:
SPT Foundation
Participants:
Individuals with neurological conditions (HSP, ALS, PLS)
Treatments Discussed:
Botox injections, Baclofen pump, Lorazepam, marijuana use
Healthcare Providers Mentioned:
Dr. Mark Courey, Dr. Edward Damrose, neurologists, physiatrists, urologists
Insurance Information:
AARP, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, SSDI
Target Audience:
Patients managing spasticity or neurological conditions
Related Media:
YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZIM577T5rKs8hRjTouczA
Note:
)
Medical Terms Defined:
Transient Global Amnesia (TGA), CBG, EMG
Dosages Discussed:
Botox units for legs and bladder, Baclofen micrograms, Lorazepam milligrams
Patient Experiences:
Symptom management, side effects, mobility aids
Year:
2025
Region / City:
St. Louis, Missouri
Topic:
Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Racial Justice
Document Type:
Report
Organization / Institution:
Human Rights at Home Litigation Clinic, ArchCity Defenders, Inc., Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
Author:
Claire E. Robertson, Olukorede T. Lawal, Lauren E. Bartlett
Target Audience:
International Human Rights Experts, Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups
Period of Validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
April 25, 2025
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2022
Country:
Uganda
Type of document:
Submission to UN Committee
Organization:
Center for Reproductive Rights; Network for Community Development
Audience:
United Nations Committee Against Torture
Subject:
Compliance with Convention Against Torture, sexual and reproductive health rights
Focus:
Maternal healthcare, abortion care, forced pregnancy testing in schools
Legal framework:
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, Constitution of Uganda, Prevention and Prohibition of Torture Act 2012
Context:
Human rights submission detailing instances where failures in Uganda’s sexual and reproductive health services constitute cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, including maternal mortality, unsafe abortion, and adolescent pregnancy experiences.
Year:
2024
Region / city:
United Kingdom
Topic:
Torture survivor referral process
Document type:
Form
Organization / institution:
Freedom from Torture
Author:
N/A
Target audience:
Legal representatives, medical professionals, asylum seekers
Period of validity:
N/A
Approval date:
N/A
Amendment date:
N/A
Year:
2024
Region / city:
Aurora, Colorado
Subject:
Immigration, Asylum
Document type:
Legal Brief
Agency:
United States Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration Court
Author:
Pro bono counsel for Respondent
Target audience:
Immigration Judge, Legal professionals
Period of action:
Ongoing legal proceedings
Approval date:
December XX, 2024
Amendment date:
None
Year:
2020
Region / City:
International
Topic:
Torture, Human Rights, Psychological Torture
Document Type:
Report
Body/Organization:
Human Rights Council
Author:
Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Target Audience:
International policymakers, human rights organizations
Period of validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
20 March 2020
Date of changes:
N/A
Year:
2026
Region / City:
United Kingdom
Subject:
Asylum, Torture, Medical Records
Document Type:
Referral Form
Organization / Institution:
Freedom from Torture
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Legal Representatives, Asylum Seekers, Medical Professionals
Effective Period:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
Not specified
Modification Date:
Not specified
Document symbol:
A/HRC/58/55
Version:
Advance edited version
Distribution:
General
Date:
6 February 2025
Original language:
English
Organ:
United Nations Human Rights Council
Session:
Fifty-eighth session (24 February–4 April 2025)
Agenda item:
3 – Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Type of document:
Report
Mandate:
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Author:
Alice Jill Edwards
Reporting period (activities section):
15 December 2023 – 31 December 2024
Subject:
Hostage-taking as torture under international law
Related legal instrument:
International Convention on the Taking of Hostages
Addressees:
States, non-State actors, United Nations entities and bodies
Note:
Year
Author:
Harriet Gray, Maria Stern
Year:
2019
Region / City:
United States, Hyattsville
Topic:
Immigration Law, Asylum
Document Type:
Legal Brief
Organ / Institution:
United States Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review
Author:
Legal Counsel for Respondent
Target Audience:
Immigration Court, Legal Representatives, U.S. Immigration Officials
Effective Period:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Contextual Description:
Legal brief presented by an individual in U.S. immigration proceedings, seeking asylum based on claims of persecution and abuse in Guatemala.
Year:
2023
Region / City:
N/A
Theme:
Torture, Violence, Human Rights
Document Type:
Report
Organization:
Independent Medico Legal Unit
Author:
N/A
Target Audience:
Policymakers, Human Rights Practitioners, Communities, Law Enforcement
Period of Validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
N/A
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2019
Region / City:
Bangladesh
Topic:
Human Rights
Document Type:
Stakeholder Submission
Organization / Institution:
Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB)
Author:
Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB)
Target Audience:
United Nations Committee Against Torture, Human Rights Organizations
Effective Period:
Not specified
Date of Approval:
22 June 2019
Date of Amendments:
Not specified
Note:
Contextual Description
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Greece
Theme:
Asylum Procedures, Detention Conditions, Human Rights
Document Type:
Report
Organization:
Mobile Info Team, Border Violence Monitoring Network
Author:
Mobile Info Team
Target Audience:
Human rights organizations, policymakers, international institutions
Period of Effectiveness:
2022-2023
Date of Approval:
13th November 2023
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Global
Theme:
Law enforcement, torture, crowd-control weapons
Document type:
Report
Organization / Institution:
International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Author:
International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Target Audience:
UN General Assembly, policy makers, human rights defenders
Period of Validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
28 April 2023
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2023
Region / Country:
Syrian Arab Republic
City:
Damascus and multiple detention locations across Syria
Topic:
Torture, ill-treatment, detention conditions, enforced disappearances, human rights violations
Document Type:
Investigative report
Institution:
United Nations Human Rights Council
Issuing Body:
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Session:
Fifty-third session of the Human Rights Council
Agenda Item:
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Publication Date:
10 July 2023
Period Covered:
1 January 2020 – 30 April 2023
Language:
English
Detention Authorities Examined:
Military Intelligence Directorate, Air Force Intelligence Directorate, Political Security Directorate, General Intelligence Directorate, Criminal Security Department, military prisons
Non-State Actors Examined:
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syrian National Army (SNA), Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Geographical Scope of Detention Sites:
Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Harasta, Mezzeh, Kuweires, Khan Sheykhun, Idlib, Hasakah
Key Issues Documented:
torture methods, sexual violence, detention conditions, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances, extortion, treatment of women detainees, treatment of returnees
Relevant International Framework:
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Intended Audience:
United Nations member states, human rights institutions, legal and policy bodies
Year:
2018
Country:
Denmark
Document type:
Report questionnaire
Treaty:
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Issuing body:
Committee against Torture
Language:
English
Scope:
Implementation of articles 1–16 of the Convention
Topics covered:
Incorporation of the Convention into domestic law, protection of asylum seekers, treatment of detainees, prevention of torture, gender-based violence, human trafficking, deportation procedures
Target audience:
State authorities responsible for human rights compliance
Reference:
CAT/C/DNK/QPR/8
Year:
2025
Region / City:
California
Topic:
Conservation and Mitigation Banks
Document Type:
Checklist
Author:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Target Audience:
Bank Sponsors, Environmental Agencies, Consultants
Period of Validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
N/A
Date of Last Revision:
August 2025
Context:
This document is a checklist for the preparation of draft prospectuses related to the establishment of conservation and mitigation banks in California, aimed at providing regulatory guidance for proposed bank projects.
Year:
2025
Jurisdiction:
Washington State
Topic:
Drug supply chain security and pharmacy regulatory compliance
Document type:
Self-inspection worksheet
Issuing body:
Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission
Governing law:
Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA); RCW 18.64.026; WAC 246-945
Applicable entities:
Drug manufacturers; wholesale distributors; dispensers
Regulatory scope:
State and federal pharmacy law
Compliance status:
Optional addendum with mandatory DSCSA compliance
Intended role:
Responsible pharmacy manager or equivalent manager
Retention requirement:
Kept on file; not submitted to the commission
Source type:
Government regulatory document
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Tribal
Topic:
Child and Family Services
Document Type:
Template
Agency/Institution:
Tribal Agency
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Tribal child and family service administrators
Period of Validity:
2025–2029
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Year:
2023
Region / City:
United States
Subject:
Education
Document Type:
Checklist
Agency / Institution:
U.S. Department of Education
Author:
U.S. Department of Education
Target Audience:
Applicants for AHC-A program
Period of Validity:
FY 2023
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Note:
Contextual Description