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Export controls on goods that can be used for torture or capital punishment.
UK and 41 other OSCE participating States mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
The article is based on research in Kenya, Bangladesh, and Nepal
This research examined the documentation of torture and ill-treatment in Kenya, Nepal and Bangladesh.
This book explores the relationships between torture, ill-treatment and corruption
This report is based on a household survey carried out in some of the squatter settlements in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2015
UK and 40 other countries invoke the Moscow Mechanism to address ill treatment of prisoners of war by the Russian Federation
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
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