Fiche d'information du CSVR sur la réadaptation pour les victimes de la torture.
After 16 years of delays, South Africa finally enacted the Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act in July 2013. The Act domesticates the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT)…
This publication presents key facts on torture in South Africa, the definition of torture, international and African normative frameworks governing torture, what distinguishes torture from other crimes, and the key issues for victims of torture.