Special Rapporteur on Torture Archives

Special Rapporteur on Torture

Juan E. Méndez stepped down from his position as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on October 31, 2016, ending six years of investigating and reporting on the use of torture in the 193 UN member states. He traveled the world on fact-finding visits, made urgent […]

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Looking Back on Six Years of Leadership Against Solitary Confinement With UN Torture Expert Juan Méndez

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by James Ridgeway

January 30, 2017

News & Features

UN Report Compares Solitary Confinement Practices in the U.S. and Around the World

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by Joshua Manson

October 28, 2016

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UN Torture Investigator Calls on Nations to End Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2011