Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or. Legal defense for using techniques considered torture. Extraordinary rendition and torture what the narratives of victims. Making sense of the torture report december 15, 2014. The elections were held under the 20 constitution, which was signed into law in september 20. Here is what we know about the status of the full, 6700page version of the senate torture report. Achieving accountability for torture unc school of law. Submission to the united nations committee against torture list of. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Eu support for the fight against torture and the abolition. The valech commissions initial report was based on testimony from 35,868 people, of which 27,255 were considered legitimate. The failure of constitutional torture prohibitions.
Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in accordance with article 19 thereof. The committee against torture meets twice a year in geneva, in may and november. Ugandas constitution of 1995 with amendments through 2005. The constitution projects vital terrorism and torture report. The core international human rights treaty bodies play an important role in monitoring implementation of human rights. It fought to keep secret many documents that would allow the public to understand the extent of the abuse. Resolution against torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment adopted by apa council of representatives, august 2006 amended by apa council of representatives, august 2015 whereas the existence of state. Crs report for congress received through the crs web order code rl32438 u. Special report eu support for the fight against torture and the abolition of the death penalty en 2015 no 09 european court. Cia officer 2s employment on a cia contract because the project was. The center for constitutional rights and the european center for constitutional and human rights submitted a dossier that detailed the criminal liability of former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld on november 7, 2019. Senate select committee on intelligence released its study of the cias detention and interrogation program foreword, findings, and conclusions, and executive summary. A working group was set up to deal with this item, and the main. The longawaited release of the summary of the senate intelligence committees report brings.
Annual report 2014 too often these days we see a willingness to trade our citizens constitutional. Officer 2s employment on a cia contract because the project was. Had the senate intelligence committee released its entire torture report rather than just an executive summary, the cia might be less likely to. Download entire report click on the chapter name to download pdf.
Eighteen months after receiving the senate torture report, most executive branch agencies. The report was published on november 29, 2004 and detailed the results of a sixmonth investigation. Constitution and in law, as well as being a specific offence under the criminal code, the. The constitution project has released the results of its task force on detainee treatment in the form of this 577page report which concludes that it is indisputable that the united states engaged in the practice of torture and that the nations highest officials bear some responsibility for allowing and contributing to the spread of torture. Constitution projects report on detainee treatment document. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, adopted by the general assembly on 9 december 1975, desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world, have agreed as follows. A more recent summary assembled by the constitution projects task force on. Publication date 2014 topics senate, cia, torture collection opensource language. Louisiana that the eighth amendments ban on cruel and unusual punishment prohibited louisiana from executing a man convicted of. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment o ii. A womans right to choose tells the story of the remarkable women who fought for over a century to win one of the most basic rights of citizenship. The valech report officially the national commission on political imprisonment and torture report was a record of abuses committed in chile between 1973 and 1990 by agents of augusto pinochets military regime.
Download report on detainee treatment download report. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. There is nothing in the constitution that requires a court to permit a guilty person. Countries who have ratified the convention against torture are obliged to report to the committee every four years. Quality of participation in the convention against torture cosette d. By juan cole i have argued on many occasions that the language of patriotism and appeal to the founding fathers and the constitution must not be allowed to be appropriated by the political right wing in contemporary america, since for the most part right wing principles privileging religion, exaltation of whiteness over universal humanity, and preference for property rights over human. The convention also stipulates that parties train law enforcement and public officials about the definition of and prohibition on torture, and to fully investigate all accusations of torture. In addition, nhris should also keep reports of torture and illtreatment from. The organization of this initial report follows the revised general guidelines of the committee against torture regarding the form and content of initial reports to be submitted by states parties catc4rev. The constitution projects task force on detainee treatment is an independent, bipartisan, blueribbon panel charged with examining the federal governments policies and actions related to the capture, detention and treatment of suspected terrorists during the clinton, bush and obama administrations. Todays senate vote on torture is a moral test the atlantic. The inefficacy of constitutional torture prohibitions adam s. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The report is 525 pages, heavily redacted, and includes graphic details about the torture techniques used by the cia.
The constitution project has released the results of its task force on detainee treatment in the form of this 577page reportwhich concludes that it is indisputable that the united states engaged in the practice of torture and that the nations highest officials bear some responsibility for allowing and contributing to the spread of torture. The senate report on cia torture frequently asked questions what is the report. The inefficacy of constitutional torture prohibitions. Committee study ofthe central intelligence agencys. And it failed to conduct a robust investigation of torture architects and perpetrators. The report was compiled by the senate select committee on intelligence ssci, the senate committee charged with conducting oversight of the cias secret activities. Report senate select committee on intelligence senate. Simmons abstract the core international human rights treaty bodies play an important role in monitoring implementation of human rights.
Quality of participation in the convention against torture. List of states which have signed or ratified the convention against torture and other. A sweeping 600page report by a bipartisan, independent group held top american officials responsible for the torture of detainees after the. How to apply for convention against torture protection nolo. Torture by members of the armed forces and carabineros paramilitary police was a generalized practice on a national scale. Optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment preamble the states parties to the present protocol, reaffirming that torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are prohibited and constitute serious violations of human rights.
At various times in the process of developing the report, charles martel served as staff director. The report was released today by the senate intelligence committee. Propublica has created a useful timeline to put the report in perspective. Detainee treatment task force on detainee treatment. The constitution project s vital terrorism and torture report. The study found that american torture was not confined to a handful of.
The senate report on cia torture frequently asked questions. The official senate cia torture report stanford libraries. Source document contributed to documentcloud by wilson andrews the new york times. The senate torture report makes evident that these techniques were not only illegal under.
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Torture can include many different types of harm such as rape, electric shock, being forced to take drugs or other substances, being deprived of food or water, physical beatings, and threats of such harm. The report of the constitution project s task force on detainee treatment the constitution project st. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. The failure of constitutional torture prohibitions the. On friday, the united nations committee against torture released its report full text on u. Center of victims of torture conference, the constitution project bipartisan task. Apfapt joint projects have included representatives from the nhris of. Senate report slams cia torture, lies, human rights watch news. New constitution signed into law, global legal monitor sept.
Constitution projects report on detainee treatment. It is appropriate to look back critically at the past rather than sweeping it under the rug. Victims of torture and a pubhc statement by the white house thatprisoners in u. Overview and application to interrogation techniques june 16, 2004 michael john garcia legislative attorney american law division.
The official senate cia torture report free government. State parties provide a report to the committee against torture every 4 years following ratification on the status of implementation of the convention. Crs report for congress federation of american scientists. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, project muse is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it. Last wednesday, the supreme court announced in kennedy v.
Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. This may be because it was taken by an employee of the congress as part of that persons official duties, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of congress. Although the database is updated regularly and attempts to ensure accuracy and reliability of the data displayed on these web pages, it may still contain some inaccuracies, which will have to be corrected over the next months. Submission to the committee against torture for its. Almost all of our callers report sensations of being separated from the outside world by a glass screen, that their senses are numbed, their.
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