Committee Against Torture (UN)
Name State Term Expires
Ms. Essadia BELMIR ( Vice-Chairperson ) Morocco 31 December 2021
Mr. Diego RODRÍGUEZ-PINZÓN Colombia 31 December 2021
Felice Gaer ( vice-chair ) United States 31 December 2019
Abdelwahab Hani Tunisia 31 December 2019
Claude Heller Rouassant ( vice-chair ) Mexico 31 December 2019
Jens Modvig ( chair ) Denmark 31 December 2021
Mr. Bakhtiyar TUZMUKHAMEDOV Russia 31 December 2021
Ana Racu Moldova 31 December 2019
Sébastien Touze ( Rapporteur ) France 31 December 2019
Ms. Honghong ZHANG China 31 December 2021
Members of the CAT
The members appointed under Art . 17 FoK for 4 years each
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is a body of human rights experts that monitors implementation of the United Nations Convention against Torture by state parties. The Committee is one of eight UN-linked human rights treaty bodies. All state parties are obliged under the Convention to submit regular reports to the CAT on how rights are being implemented. Upon ratifying the Convention, states must submit a report within one year, after which they are obliged to report every four years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the state party in the form of concluding observations. Under certain circumstances, the CAT may consider complaints or communications from individuals claiming that their rights under the Convention have been violated. The CAT usually meets in April/May and November each year in Geneva. Members are elected to four-year terms by state parties and can be re-elected if nominated. The current membership of the CAT,:
The members appointed under Art. 17 FoK for 4 years each