United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a United Nations special rapporteur. The office is currently filled by Alice Jill Edwards, since 1 August 2022.[1] It was previously held by Nils Melzer, and before him, Juan E. Méndez.[2]

Table

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Name	Time frame	Reference
Peter Kooijmans	1985–1993	[3]
Nigel Rodley	1993–2001	[4]
Theo van Boven	2001–2004	[5]
Manfred Nowak	2004–2010	[6]
Juan E. Méndez	2010–2016	[7]
Nils Melzer	2016–2022	[8]
Alice Jill Edwards	2022–	[1]

References

"OHCHR | Dr. Alice Jill Edwards". OHCHR. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Sifris, Ronli (13 December 2013). Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights: Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-11522-7.
"Peter Kooijmans, former Special Rapporteur on torture (1985-1993)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
"Nigel Rodley, former Special Rapportuer on torture (1993-2001)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
"Theo Van Boven, former Special Rapporteur on torture (2001-2004)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
"Manfred Nowak, former Special Rapporteur on torture (2004-2010)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
"Juan Mendez, former Special rapporteur (2010-2016)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Siddique, Haroon (26 July 2021). "Fifty-two prisoners in close supervision units 'that may amount to torture'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

External links

Official website

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[Edwards-1] "OHCHR | Dr. Alice Jill Edwards". OHCHR. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[2] Sifris, Ronli (13 December 2013). Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights: Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-11522-7.

[Kooijmans-3] "Peter Kooijmans, former Special Rapporteur on torture (1985-1993)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Rodley-4] "Nigel Rodley, former Special Rapportuer on torture (1993-2001)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Boven-5] "Theo Van Boven, former Special Rapporteur on torture (2001-2004)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Nowak-6] "Manfred Nowak, former Special Rapporteur on torture (2004-2010)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Mendez-7] "Juan Mendez, former Special rapporteur (2010-2016)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Melzer-G-8] Siddique, Haroon (26 July 2021). "Fifty-two prisoners in close supervision units 'that may amount to torture'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

United Nations special rapporteurs
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United Nations special rapporteurs bear mandates from the United Nations Human Rights Council and may hold the titles special rapporteur, independent expert or special representative of the Secretary-General, and are also referred to simply as mandate-holders.