the committee against torture (cat) is a group founded by the united nations (un). the committee is a group of human rights experts that watch and supervise the united nations convention against torture. the committee is one of eight un-related human rights agreements. all countries that have agreed to the convention must send regular reports to the committee on how human rights are being applied. once a country has approved the convention, they must send a report to the committee in one year. after that, they must send a report every four years.