Additional Resources on Complaint Mechanism

General Information on the Committee against Torture can be found on the UN website.

Information about the complaint mechanism under Article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is also available on the UN site.

Further information about the Committee against Torture may also be found on UN Fact Sheet 17. Most UN Fact Sheets can be accessed on the web.

Frontline, an Irish NGO, has created a Human Rights Defenders Manual, which includes detailed information on submitting complaints to the Committee Against Torture in cases of specific human rights violations.

Additional Resources on Reporting Mechanism

The Committee against Torture also has a webpage with access to State party reports and the Committee's concluding observations.

More information on writing shadow reports, using shadow reports strategically and sample NGO reports can be found in the Human Rights Investigation and Documentation section of this website.