Q. With reference to the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT), consider the following statements:
1.It is a body established under the UN Convention against Torture to monitor the implementation of the Convention by State Parties.
2.The Committee has the authority to impose legally binding sanctions on countries found violating the Convention.
3.It can consider individual complaints against States, provided the concerned State has recognized its competence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: 1 and 3 only
Statement 1 is correct: CAT is a treaty body created under the UN Convention against Torture (1984) to monitor compliance.
Statement 2 is incorrect: It cannot impose sanctions; it only issues recommendations and observations.
Statement 3 is correct: It can hear individual complaints if the State has accepted this procedure (under Article 22 of the Convention).
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