Document Type
Document
Publication Date
9-2014
Abstract
Compliance with the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) requires effective federal coordination with, and education of, state and local governments. In ratifying the CAT, the United States indicated that state and local governments share authority to implement the treaty. This includes the over 150 state and local civil and human rights agencies that enforce federal, state and local human and civil rights laws and/or conduct research, training and education, and issue policy recommendations within the United States (“Human Rights Agencies”). It also includes the full array of state and local officials with decision-making and enforcement authority, including governors, state attorneys general, mayors, state legislators, city council members, law enforcement, city, county and town executives, and boards of supervisors. Together these state and local authorities are on the front lines of addressing key human rights concerns raised by this Committee, including criminal justice issues, school discipline and sexual violence.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Human Rights Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Human Rights Institute & International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA),
The Need for Comprehensive Federal Outreach and Mechanisms to Support State and Local Implementation of the Convention,
(2014).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/38