Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
11 December 2020
Excellencies, Colleagues,
Greetings. In a very challenging context for human rights, the Global Alliance for Torture-Free Trade has been a strong and welcome initiative – a framework for practical steps to profoundly improve respect for people s dignity and rights around the world
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My Office was honoured to contribute to the Secretary-General s report earlier this year to the General Assembly examining the feasibility, scope and parameters for international standards regarding the import, export and transfer of goods for use in capital punishment or torture. The report, which came in follow-up to the General Assembly s resolution 73/304, drew on on contributions from some 40 States from diverse regions of the world.