Wednesday, November 26, 2008

41st Session of the Committee Against Torture

The Committee Against Torture concluded its forty-first session last Friday, November 21st. Among other things, the Committee issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Lithuania, Serbia, Kazakhstan, China (including the Macao and Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions), Montenegro, Belgium, and Kenya. Press release here; concluding observations and recommendations here; New York Times story on the Chinese Government's reaction here.