Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in relation to detention and imprisonment
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9 December 1975
XXX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
3453. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in relation to detention and imprisonment
1. Expresses its appreciation to the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders for the elaboration of the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
2. Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-second session to study the question of torture and any necessary steps for:
(a) Ensuring the effective observance of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
(b) The formulation of a body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment on the basis of the Study of the Right of Everyone to be Free from Arbitrary Arrest, Detention and Exile[5] and the draft principles on freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention contained therein;
3. Requests the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to elaborate, on the basis of, inter alia, the proposals submitted to and conclusions arrived at by the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, a draft code of conduct for law enforcement officials and to submit this draft code to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session, through the Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council;
4. Invites the World Health Organization to give further attention to the study and elaboration of principles of medical ethics relevant to the protection of persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session an item entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" for the purpose of reviewing the progress achieved in accordance with the present resolution.
2433rd plenary meeting9 December 1975
[1] See E/CN.4/1180, chap. XXI, sect. A. [2] A/10158 and Corr.1 and Add.1. [3] A/CONF.56/9. [4] A/10260. [5] United Nations publication, Sales No. 65.XIV.2.
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