"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948, art. 5), and
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966, art. 7)
Documents
Legal Documents
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
- Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
- Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
- Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the Role of Health Personnel, particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
- Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (see articles 19 and 37)
- First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Additional Documents
- Istanbul Protocol - Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 25 Years - Rebuilding Lives - United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture