Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 3
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Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right under international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which must be respected and protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance or any other public emergency, that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments and that legal and procedural safeguards against such acts must not be subject to measures that would circumvent this right,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2017), A/RES/72/163, PP 3.