Traduction de «Droit de ne pas être soumis à la torture » (Français → Anglais) :

52. Calls for an update of the European Union Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the light of Article 15 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which concerns freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

1. In implementing this Protocol, each State Party shall take, consistent with its obligations under international law, all appropriate measures, including legislation if necessary, to preserve and protect the rights of persons who have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol as accorded under applicable international law, in particular the right to life and the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Urges the Council and the Commission to continue the practice of demarches in respect of all of the European Union's international partners as regards the ratification and implementation of international conventions banning the use of torture and ill-treatment, as well as the provision of rehabilitation assistance to torture survivors; calls on the European Union to regard the fight against torture and ill-treatment as a top priority of its human rights policy, in particular through enhanced implementation of the European Union guide ...[+++]lines and all other European Union instruments such as the EIDHR and by ensuring that Member States refrain from accepting diplomatic assurances from third countries where there is a real risk of people being subjected to torture or ill-treatment;

The absolute ban on torture and ill-treatment enshrined in core United Nations human rights conventions is reflected at the EU level in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which states that ‘no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’.

3. Expresses its concern, reiterates that the 52 men should be afforded universal human rights - namely: the right to a fair trial; the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; the right to freedom from torture and cruel or inhuman treatment; the right to privacy; the right to equality before the law -, and reaffirms Article 14(7) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states that "no one should be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country";

3. Expresses its concern, reiterates that the 52 men should be afforded universal human rights – namely: the right to a fair trial; the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; the right to freedom from torture and cruel or inhuman treatment; the right to privacy; the right to equality before the law –, and reaffirms Article 14.7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states that ‘no one should be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country’;