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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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international law
- In international law: Individuals
…Discrimination Against Women (1979), the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984), and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). With the exception of the convention on genocide, these agreements also have established monitoring committees, which, depending on the terms of the…
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torture
- In torture: International response
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) was a culmination of efforts put into motion by the 1975 declaration. Broadly following the declaration, the Convention against Torture prohibited torture under all circumstances. In addition to being binding as law…
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