No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
ICCPR, Article 7
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
CAT, Article 2
No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability, or any other public emergency, or an order from a superior officer or a public authority may be invoked as a justification for torture.
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