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Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Relation to Detention and Imprisonment

A/RES/3453(XXX)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1976.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1975–1976
  • 1976A/RES/3453(XXX)Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in relation to detention and imprisonmentLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1975A/RES/3218(XXIX)Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in relation to detention and imprisonment

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
Codes of ConductDetained PersonsLaw Enforcement OfficialsPrinciplesPrisoner TreatmentTorture and Other Cruel Treatment

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses its appreciation to the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders far the elaboration of the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Otber Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
2
Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-second session to study the question of torture and any necessary steps for:
a
Ensuring .the effeotive observance of the Declaration on the Protection of Ali Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Otber Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
( b) The formulation of a body of principies for the protection of all persons under any form. ->f detention or imprisonment on tbe basis of the Study of the Right of Everyone to be Free from Arbitrary Arrest, Detention and Exile36 and the draft principies on freedom from arbifrary arrest and detention contained therein;
3
Requests the Commit~ on Crime Prevention and Control to elaborate, on the basis of, inter alia, the proposals submitted to and conclusions arrived at by the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, a draft code of conduct for law enforcement officials and to submit this draft code to the General Assembly at its thirtysecond session, through the Comm.ission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council;
4
Invites the World Healtb Organization to give
further attention to the study and elaboration of principies of medica! ethics relevant to the protection of persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punisbment;
5
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an item entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punisbment" for the purpose of reviewing the progress achieved in accordance with the present resolution.

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