UDHR Article 5 prohibits:
Athe death penalty in all cases (cf. UDHR Article 5)
Beconomic activities of any kind (cf. UDHR Article 5)
Cthe practice of any religion (cf. UDHR Article 5)
DTORTURE or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. TORTURE or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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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