Torture
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Article 5 of the UDHR
“No one shall be subjected to torture or…degrading treatment.”
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
UNCAT
United Nations Convention Against Torture
What domestic legislation prohibits torture?
Division 274 of the Criminal Code Act 1995
What percentage of the world’s countries still practice torture?
According to Amnesty international, 82% of the world’s countries still practiced torture in 2014
What happened in October 2023?
Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, with Israel then attacking Gaza and both sides torturing innocent civilians.
Legal responses
Commission against torture
Special Rapporteur
ICC issued warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Non legal responses
Amnesty International campaigned for the UNCAT to be created
Media attention on the torture of civilians and war crimes in Palestine
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