GENEVA/KINSHASA (11 December 2024) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) today called for urgent action to establish a torture prevention mechanism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following its first visit to the country from 1 to 7 December.
PR: DRC: Torture prevention mechanism urgently needed amid inhuman prison conditions
- 11 December 2024
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