A/HRC/31/57 Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

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The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 25/13. In the report, the Special Rapporteur assesses the applicability of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in international law to the unique experiences of women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.