UN Convention Against Torture–Findings Re Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel

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The lengthy page title (shortened and reasonably modified above out of necessity) appears to be:

> CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

> 83 Session (10 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025)

The UN's own summary of the report is entitled:

> UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel

and can be found here:

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/11/un-committee...

Someone (not I) recently posted a Guardian article that focused on the report's Israel aspect — and, somewhat predictably, got flagged into oblivion. I thought the originating document (the posted link) might still be of interest to the community.

Article that got flagged: Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/israel-has-de-...

LATER EDIT: I note that this has implications on US law because our Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) has provisions that depend on what's known in the biz as CAT protection.

Legal provisions to begin with, for those interested:

- 8 CFR § 1208.16: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/1208.16

- Section 241(b)(3) of the INA, 8 USCS § 1231(b)(3): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1231

Nothing about Belarus or Russia?

Not 100% sure, but this seems to be limited to this particular session (#83). I imagine other states are treated in other sessions, and that you would find Belarus and Russia somewhere.

Try going to the link and, from the source, ascending the site's hierarchy to see what you find.

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