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♦  United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment:

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/h2catoc.htm

♦ Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War:

http://www.un-documents.net/gc-3.htm

 

♦ Inter-American Covenant to Prevent and Punish Torture:

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/oasinstr/zoas9tor.htm

♦ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b3ccpr.htm

 

♦ Universal Declaration of Human Rights

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

♦ War Crimes Act of 1996 - 18 U.S.C. - 2441

♦ World Medical Association Declaration of Tokyo: (Guidelines for Physicians Concerning Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Relation to Detention and Imprisonment):

http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/c18/index.html

 

♦ Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman   or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/optprotort.html