UNITED STATES
National Catholic Register
by BRIAN FRAGA 05/02/2014
The Holy See is bracing itself for another hostile United Nations panel that may challenge the Catholic Church’s moral teachings in light of an international treaty that prohibits torture.
On May 5-6, the Holy See will present its initial periodic report to the U.N. Committee on the Convention Against Torture during the committee’s 52nd Session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland.
The committee, which monitors U.N. member states’ implementation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, will present its “concluding observations” 17 days after the session.
The Holy See signed the anti-torture treaty on behalf of Vatican City State in June 2002. During the U.N. committee’s session, the Holy See delegation will explain how Vatican City State, through legislative changes, has sought to comply with the treaty. The Holy See will also present the Catholic Church’s teachings on the dignity and rights of the human person to further illuminate its opposition to torture and cruel, degrading and inhumane treatment.
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