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In particular, the obligations contained in articles 10, 11, 12 and 13 shall apply with the substitution for references to torture of references to other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 2. The provisions of this Convention are without prejudice to the provisions of any other international instrument or national law ...
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international human rights treaty under the review of the United Nations that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world.
ParticipantSignatureRatification, Accession (a), Succession ...Afghanistan4 February 19851 April 1987Algeria26 November 198512 September 1989Angola24 September 20132 October 2019Andorra5 August 200222 September 2006Prohibition and punishment of torture and other forms of ill-treatment. There is an absolute ban on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and outrages upon personal dignity under international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). The prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment derives ...
Mar 11, 2003 · The prohibition against the ill-treatment of persons under interrogation is. rooted in respect for human dignity and the inviolability of the human body. and mind. To force a person to talk ...
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the General Assembly in 1984 and came into force in 1987. Its implementation by States parties is monitored by a body of independent experts, the Committee against Torture. The first Special Rapporteur on torture, an independent expert ...
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Article 1: Torture is "severe pain or suffering". [2] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) influences discussions on this area of international law. See the section Other conventions for more details on the ECHR ruling. Article 2: There are "no exceptional circumstances whatsoever where a state can use torture and not break its treaty ...
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Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. There is one absolute prohibition in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) that is universally accepted as unequivocal: Article 5’s ban on torture. At times, states may have disputed the definition of what constitutes torture, but […]
