UDHR Article 5 prohibits:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. UDHR Article 5: 'No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.'
2. This prohibition is NON-DEROGABLE — applicable in all circumstances.
3. Mirrored in ICCPR Article 7 and Convention Against Torture 1984.
4. Recognised as a jus cogens norm of international law.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — UDHR Article 5_
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