CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1
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Paragraph text
1. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his or her free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), Article 15, 1.
Paragraph focus
Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment