Court Reporters and Working Groups
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- Report of 7 February 2008 of the special court reporter on the right to an appropriate living (Mr. Miloon Kothari). The court reporter visited Spain from 20 November to 1 December 2006, invited by the government. The special court reporter formulated a number of recommendations which he considered were necessary to achieve the compliance of the Spanish constitutional and international obligations. (in English)
- * Verbal notice, 13 March 2008, from the Spanish Permanent Mission of the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, published on 18 March 2009. (in English)
- Report of 18 February 2008 of the special court reporter on Torture (Mr. Manfred Nowak). (in English)
After having visited several States, the special court reporter requested the States, including Spain, to inform him about the follow-up of his recommendations. The report contains the recommendation made, the information provided by the government and by non governmental sources. The report is only published in English; however the part concerning Spain (paragraph 560-676) is in Spanish. One of the subjects addressed by the report in relation to Spain is the creation of a national mechanism for the prevention of torture, included in the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
The special court reporter visited Spain from 7 to 14th May 2008, invited by the government. During his visit he examined diverse key questions with the aim of evaluating weather the anti-terrorist measures affect human rights. During his mission he counted with the full cooperation of the government.
- Response and observations of the Spanish government to the special court reporter, 10 February 2009 (published on 18 February 2009) (in English)
- Contribution of the Ombudsman of Spain. Report of 13 February 2009.