Een commissie van de Verenigde Naties die onderzoek doet naar vermeende martelingen heeft haar bezoek aan Oekraïne afgebroken vanwege tegenwerking van de staatsveiligheidsdienst SBOe. De dienst weigerde de vier commissieleden toegang te geven tot plekken ''waarvan we diverse serieuze berichten hebben ontvangen dat daar mensen vast zitten en slecht worden behandeld, zelfs gemarteld'', aldus de Britse voorzitter Sir Malcolm Evans. De commissie kwam vorige week donderdag aan in Oekraïne en zou vandaag vertrekken.
De commissie heeft als taak om te controleren of de afspraken van de Conventie tegen Martelingen worden nageleefd. Het was de bedoeling om deze maand de bevindingen van een bezoek aan Oekraïne in 2011 te evalueren.
''We hopen dat de Oekraïense regering alsnog besluit tot een constructieve dialoog met ons en dat we veilig toegang krijgen tot de plekken waarvan het vermoeden bestaat dat gevangenen slecht worden behandeld'', aldus Sir Malcolm. De andere drie commissieleden komen uit Estland, de Filippijnen en Moldavië.
Bron: Verenigde Naties
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a
State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we
have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been
detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir
Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The
delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19
May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent
that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully
carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all
States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of
detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission –
such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the
State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations
under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope
that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue
with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so
work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of
torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their
liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations
made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of
the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the
principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United
Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez
(Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
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The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a
State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we
have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been
detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir
Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The
delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19
May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent
that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully
carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all
States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of
detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission –
such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the
State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations
under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope
that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue
with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so
work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of
torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their
liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations
made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of
the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the
principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United
Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez
(Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.d
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a
State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we
have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been
detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir
Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The
delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19
May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent
that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully
carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all
States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of
detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission –
such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the
State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations
under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope
that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue
with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so
work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of
torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their
liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations
made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of
the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the
principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United
Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez
(Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a
State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we
have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been
detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir
Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The
delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19
May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent
that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully
carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all
States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of
detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission –
such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the
State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations
under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope
that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue
with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so
work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of
torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their
liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations
made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of
the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the
principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United
Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez
(Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
