The Parliament plans to bring provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in compliance with the UN Convention against torture.
The Parliament plans to bring provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in compliance with the UN Convention against torture. The appropriate Draft Law №5336 passed in general on 03.11.2022. The UN Convention "Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment" was ratified with some precautions (the Resolution by the Presidia of the Verkhovna Rada No.3484-XI) on 26.01.87. Draft Law No.5336 proposes alterations to article 127 of the CCU to improve and extend the definition to the notion of torture. According to the proposed definition, the torture is any intentional act performed to cause severe physical pain or mental suffering to...
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