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UN funding cuts curb torture-prevention visits and human rights scrutiny
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The UN’s Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture carried out only four of eight planned country visits in 2025, its chair told the committee. Other human rights bodies also reported lost meeting time.
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UN human rights experts warned that budget cuts are limiting efforts to prevent torture and protect people who cooperate with the organisation, as the General Assembly’s Third Committee heard that financial pressures had cancelled meetings and curtailed country visits.
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