Torture of persons living in poverty has traditionally been at the margins of human rights interventions that have primarily focused on political and conflict related torture. This article examines the extent to which the evolving practice of human rights bodies and organisations evidences an emerging paradigm shift. It finds that a combination of a growing body of empirical research, novel approaches by human rights organisations and the work of bodies such as the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has increasingly brought into focus the heightened vulnerability to torture resulting from economic marginalisation and discrimination. Drawing on evidence of innovative practices, the article develops the framework for a contextual approach to the interpretation and implementation of States’ obligations under the prohibition of torture that is alive to the realities of systemic violence and the nexus between poverty and torture.

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禁止酷刑和生活在贫困中的人：从边缘到中心

对生活贫困者的酷刑历来处于人权干预的边缘，主要侧重于政治和与冲突有关的酷刑。本文考察了人权机构和组织不断发展的实践在多大程度上证明了正在出现的范式转变。它发现，越来越多的实证研究、人权组织的新方法以及防止酷刑小组委员会等机构的工作，越来越多地关注经济边缘化和歧视导致的酷刑脆弱性。借鉴创新实践的证据，