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Numerous documents on the ICRC website and elsewhere set out the ICRC's position on torture and ill-treatment, and the measures we are taking to put an end to these practices. But any discussion of the topic requires a common understanding of the words used, so we have decided to list here the meaning we at the ICRC give to four key terms.
What does the verb ill-treat mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb ill-treat . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
- Vuolanne v. Finland
- Human Rights Committee
- Selmouni v. France
- Cantoral-Benavides v. Peru
- African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Human Rights Committee Communication No. 265/1987 Views of 2 May 1989 Keywords: detention for disciplinary reasons in military - trial within a reasonable time
Communication No. 577/1994 Views of 6 November 1997 Keywords: public humiliation - degrading treatment - detention conditions
European Court of Human Rights Application No. 25803/94 Judgement of 28 July 1999 Keywords: custody, ill-treatment in police - custody, duty of the state to provide a plausible explanation for injuries in torture, notion of
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Series C No. 69 Judgement of 18 August 2000 Keywords: arbitrary arrest or detention - cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
Communications Nos. 137/94, 139/94, 154/96 and 161/97 Twelfth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 1998-1999 Annex V Keywords: life – torture - arbitrary arrest or detention - death penalty - execution, while case pending before African Commission – health - fair hearing
Apr 7, 2011 · Responding to the felt need of some countries for a definition of torture, 7 they offered such a definition in their first draft and it included the statement: ‘It is generally an aggravated form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment…’, 8 thus again separating the formula into at least two branches.
What the ICRC is doing about torture and ill-treatment. The ICRC strives to prevent and put an end to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in armed conflicts and other situations of violence. The ICRC cares for victims of abuse and their families, putting the person at the centre of its action. To obtain and maintain the trust of ...
ILL-TREAT definition: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 2. to treat…. Learn more.
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To behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
