Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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| Article Preamble |
Preamble
The State Parties to this Convention, CONSIDERING that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the…
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| Article 1 |
Definition of torture
1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally…
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| Article 2 |
Obligations of state parties
1. Each State Party shall take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its…
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| Article 3 |
Prohibition of expulsion, refoulement or extradition
1. No State Party shall expel, return ("refouler") or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be…
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| Article 4 |
Criminalisation of torture
1. Each State Party shall ensure that all acts of torture are offences under its criminal law. The same shall apply to an attempt to commit torture and to an…
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| Article 5 |
Jurisdiction
1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences referred to in article 4 in the following…
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| Article 6 |
Custody
1. Upon being satisfied, after an examination of information available to it, that the circumstances so warrant, any State Party in whose territory a person…
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| Article 7 |
Prosecution
1. The State Party in the territory under whose jurisdiction a person alleged to have committed any offence referred to in article 4 is found shall in the cases…
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| Article 8 |
Extradition
1. The offences referred to in article 4 shall be deemed to be included as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty existing between State Parties. State…
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| Article 9 |
Mutual judicial assistance
1. State Parties shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal proceedings brought in respect of any of the offences…
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| Article 10 |
Education and training
1. Each State Party shall ensure that education and information regarding the prohibition against torture are fully included in the training of law…
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| Article 11 |
Interrogation and detention
Each State Party shall keep under systematic review interrogation rules, instructions, methods and practices as well as arrangements for the custody and…
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| Article 12 |
Investigation
Each State Party shall ensure that its competent authorities proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation, wherever there is reasonable ground to believe…
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| Article 13 |
Right to complain
Each State Party shall ensure that any individual who alleges he has been subjected to torture in any territory under its jurisdiction has the right to complain…
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| Article 14 |
Redress
1. Each State Party shall ensure in its legal system that the victim of an act of torture obtains redress and has an enforceable right to fair and adequate…
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| Article 15 |
Evidence
Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any…
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| Article 16 |
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
1. Each State Party shall undertake to prevent in any territory under its jurisdiction other acts of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment which…
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| Article 17 |
The Committee against Torture
1. There shall be established a Committee against Torture (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) which shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.…
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| Article 18 |
Term of office, rules of procedure, staff, meetings
1. The Committee shall elect its officers for a term of two years. They may be re-elected. 2. The Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure, but…
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| Article 19 |
State reporting procedure
1. The State Parties shall submit to the Committee, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, reports on the measures they have taken to give…
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| Article 20 |
Inquiry
1. If the Committee receives reliable information which appears to it to contain well-founded indications that torture is being systematically practised in…
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| Article 21 |
Inter-state communications
1. A State Party to this Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider…
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| Article 22 |
Individual communications
1. A State Party to this Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider…
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| Article 23 |
Privileges and immunities
The members of the Committee and of the ad hoc conciliation commissions which may be appointed under article 21, paragraph I (e), shall be entitled to the…
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| Article 24 |
Activity report
The Committee shall submit an annual report on its activities under this Convention to the States Parties and to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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| Article 25 |
Signature, ratification
1. This Convention is open for signature by all States. 2. This Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the…
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| Article 26 |
Accession
This Convention is open to accession by all States. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the…
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| Article 27 |
Entry into force
1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth…
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| Article 28 |
Reservations
1. Each State may, at the time of signature or ratification of this Convention or accession thereto, declare that it does not recognize the competence of the…
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| Article 29 |
Amendment
1 . Any State Party to this Convention may propose an amendment and file it with the SecretaryGeneral of the United NationsThe SecretaryGeneral shall…
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| Article 30 |
Settlement of disputes
1. Any dispute between two or more State Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation…
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| Article 31 |
Denunciation
1. A State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Denunciation becomes effective one year…
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| Article 32 |
Notification of signatures, ratifications, accessions, entry into force, amendments and denunciations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States Members of the United Nations and all States which have signed this Convention or acceded to…
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| Article 33 |
Languages
1. This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the…
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| Article -Treaty |
Treaty - CAT
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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