CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT — Rwanda law | Esheria

CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT

If a suspected offender is found in a State Party’s territory and is not extradited, the case must be sent to the competent authorities for prosecution.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
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Status
In force
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Language
mul
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About this statute

If a suspected offender is found in a State Party’s territory and is not extradited, the case must be sent to the competent authorities for prosecution. This article defines “torture” and says it does not include pain or suffering from lawful sanctions. State parties must not expel, return, or extradite a person to another state where there are substantial grounds to believe the person would face torture. Each State Party must treat torture, attempted torture, and complicity or participation in torture as offences and punish them with appropriate penalties. States must set up jurisdiction over the listed offences in certain territorial, nationality, and presence/extradition situations.