United Nations Committee Against Torture is scheduled to review Sri Lanka during its the 59th session of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Geneva, 7 November to 7 December 2016.

The convention is due to commence on the 7th of November and conclude on the 7th of December.

The UN committee will also review several other countries including Ecuador, Finland, Monaco, Namibia, Turkmenistan and Armenia.

The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its State parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially one year after acceding to the Convention and then every four years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of "concluding observations".