United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is a United Nations special rapporteur. The office is currently filled by Alice Jill Edwards, since 1 August 2022.^[1] It was previously held by Nils Melzer, and before him, Juan E. Méndez.^[2]

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Emblem of the United Nations
Incumbent Alice Jill Edwards since August 2022
Inaugural holder	Pieter Kooijmans
Website	Official website

Table

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Name	Image	Time frame	Reference
Peter Kooijmans		1985–1993	[3]
Nigel Rodley		1993–2001	[4]
Theo van Boven		2001–2004	[5]
Manfred Nowak		2004–2010	[6]
Juan E. Méndez		2010–2016	[7]
Nils Melzer		2016–2022	[8]
Alice Jill Edwards		2022–	[1]

References

1. "OHCHR | Dr. Alice Jill Edwards". OHCHR. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. Sifris, Ronli (13 December 2013). Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights: Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-11522-7.
3. "Peter Kooijmans, former Special Rapporteur on torture (1985-1993)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
4. "Nigel Rodley, former Special Rapportuer on torture (1993-2001)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
5. "Theo Van Boven, former Special Rapporteur on torture (2001-2004)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
6. "Manfred Nowak, former Special Rapporteur on torture (2004-2010)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
7. "Juan Mendez, former Special rapporteur (2010-2016)". OHCHR. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
8. Siddique, Haroon (26 July 2021). "Fifty-two prisoners in close supervision units 'that may amount to torture'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

External links

• Official website