The Phenomenon of Torture: Hearings and Markup Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Its Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on H.J. Res. 605, May 15, 16; September 6, 1984U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984 - 296 pagini |
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... asking all witnesses to keep their statements to no longer than 5 minutes so that we may have some time for questions . Our first witness today is Mr. John Healey , executive director of Amnesty International , U.S.A. Mr. Healey , we ...
... asking all witnesses to keep their statements to no longer than 5 minutes so that we may have some time for questions . Our first witness today is Mr. John Healey , executive director of Amnesty International , U.S.A. Mr. Healey , we ...
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... asked us to do that and we intend to do that . And at the other end of the spectrum is also the perversity to speak of these horrors . And not to do something about them would also be a perverse act . We want to be effective so that the ...
... asked us to do that and we intend to do that . And at the other end of the spectrum is also the perversity to speak of these horrors . And not to do something about them would also be a perverse act . We want to be effective so that the ...
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... asked my mother what it would be like to reach adulthood , and she said to me that if one day I could learn to hear ... asking this Congress to take as part of this struggle to end torture . Mr. YATRON . OK , you may proceed . Mr. Cox ...
... asked my mother what it would be like to reach adulthood , and she said to me that if one day I could learn to hear ... asking this Congress to take as part of this struggle to end torture . Mr. YATRON . OK , you may proceed . Mr. Cox ...
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... asked repeatedly during these hearings , what can be done at this time , and this is the ques- tion that we pose to this body . We know that there are men , women , and children who are being tortured today , in 1984 , in at least one ...
... asked repeatedly during these hearings , what can be done at this time , and this is the ques- tion that we pose to this body . We know that there are men , women , and children who are being tortured today , in 1984 , in at least one ...
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... asked to highlight in the reporting to the Congress exactly what's going on in that country and really put pressure on those ambassadors to deliver that kind of informa- tion . I think that would be most helpful to you so that you would ...
... asked to highlight in the reporting to the Congress exactly what's going on in that country and really put pressure on those ambassadors to deliver that kind of informa- tion . I think that would be most helpful to you so that you would ...
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Pagina 259 - torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with...
Pagina 268 - Rights, both of which provide that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Having regard also to the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment...
Pagina 262 - Among the relevant international instruments are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the...
Pagina 259 - No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.
Pagina 259 - Any act of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is an offence to human dignity and shall be condemned as a denial of the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and as a violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Pagina 259 - Article 1 appears to have been committed, criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the alleged offender or offenders in accordance with national law. If an allegation of other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is considered to be well founded, the alleged offender or offenders shall be subject to criminal, disciplinary or other appropriate proceedings.
Pagina 17 - For the purposes of this section — (1) the term "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights" includes torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person; and (2) the term "security assistance...
Pagina 243 - Indeed, for purposes of civil liability, the torturer has become — like the pirate and slave trader before him — hostis humani generis, an enemy of all mankind.
Pagina 271 - It is a contravention of medical ethics for health personnel, particularly physicians, to be involved in any professional relationship with prisoners or detainees the purpose of which is not solely to evaluate, protect or improve their physical and mental health.
Pagina 293 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.