UN Special Rapporteur on Torture — Report on Sri Lanka mission (A/HRC/34/54/Add.2)

Juan E. Méndez (then-UN Special Rapporteur on Torture) · OHCHR (2017)

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The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture's report on his Sri Lanka mission documented systematic torture practices including in PTA detention and the wider security apparatus. Paired with the UN Committee Against Torture 2017 Concluding Observations as Tier-A anchors for the PTA 1979 and PTA Amendment 2022 case-file entries.

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