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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Pagina 35
... to military courts jurisdiction over civilians charged with such security offenses . This law also superseded the declaration of " the State of Internal War . members were nominated by the President of the Republic . 35.
... to military courts jurisdiction over civilians charged with such security offenses . This law also superseded the declaration of " the State of Internal War . members were nominated by the President of the Republic . 35.
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... Court , and a new Ministry of Justice , established by Institutional Act No. 3 , acts as a " liaison " between the ... courts without due process and imprisoned for such crimes as " insulting the morale of the armed forces " and " dis ...
... Court , and a new Ministry of Justice , established by Institutional Act No. 3 , acts as a " liaison " between the ... courts without due process and imprisoned for such crimes as " insulting the morale of the armed forces " and " dis ...
Pagina 42
... courts , were taken after their arrest to the following places of detention : Cuartel de Caballeria No. 9 The military barracks of the Naval Fusileers ( Fusileros Navales , FUSNA , in the port of Montevideo ) The military barracks known ...
... courts , were taken after their arrest to the following places of detention : Cuartel de Caballeria No. 9 The military barracks of the Naval Fusileers ( Fusileros Navales , FUSNA , in the port of Montevideo ) The military barracks known ...
Pagina 47
... courts where they are being heard in three separate groups . Defense lawyers told us that the only evidence the government has in these cases are confessions obtained through the use of coersive questioning and torture . " Deaths ...
... courts where they are being heard in three separate groups . Defense lawyers told us that the only evidence the government has in these cases are confessions obtained through the use of coersive questioning and torture . " Deaths ...
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... court , he was held in continued detention under the Emergency Security Powers . Sometime within the past year he was moved from the fourth floor of the main block of the prison to an abandoned outlying building , where he reportedly ...
... court , he was held in continued detention under the Emergency Security Powers . Sometime within the past year he was moved from the fourth floor of the main block of the prison to an abandoned outlying building , where he reportedly ...
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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.