Torture - Human Rights Watch The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in times of
Torture | OHCHR Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; violations of international norms and standards on the use of force; gender-based violence, intimidation; rehabilitation and redress for victims; solitary confinement; counterterrorism measures
Special Rapporteur on torture | OHCHR Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment About the mandate The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in resolution 1985 33, decided to appoint an expert for one year, a special rapporteur, to examine questions relevant to torture
Microsoft Word - Manual on the definition of torture. rev. 2010. doc I Torture under International Law Many acts, conducts or events may be viewed as torture in certain circumstances, while they will not be viewed as torture in some other situations In fact, there is no single definition existing under international law but most international dispositions and bodies tend to agree on four constitutive elements of torture, as further explained in the first part
USA and Torture: A History of Hypocrisy - Human Rights Watch But many clearly do: International bodies and US courts have repeatedly found that “waterboarding” and other forms of mock execution by asphyxiation constitute torture and are war crimes, [1
Relator Especial sobre la tortura | OHCHR Declaración en vídeo del Relator Especial sobre la tortura en un acto organizado por el Consejo Nacional de Derechos Humanos y la Dirección General de Seguridad Nacional de Marruecos, sobre "normas y prácticas para la prevención de la tortura y otros tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes durante la detención, el interrogatorio y la custodia", que tuvo lugar el 20 de septiembre
Human Rights Watch - Torture - Abuse Torture should be as unthinkable as slavery In principle it is: since World War II, governments the world over have agreed to ban torture without exception, even when at war or facing acts of