Torture - crimes against humanity

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Rome Statute

Article 7
Crimes against humanity
1. For the purpose of this Statute, "crime against humanity" means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(f) Torture

2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:
(e) ‘Torture’ means the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering,
whether physical or mental, upon a person in the custody or under the
control of the accused; except that torture shall not include pain or
suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions;

States with implementing provisions

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Albania [1]
Antigua and Barbuda [1] [2]
Armenia [1]
Australia [1]
Azerbaijan [1]
Bangladesh [1] [2]
Belgium [1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina [1]
Cambodia [1] [2]
Canada [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Croatia [1]
Estonia [1]
Fiji [1]
Finland [1]
Georgia [1] [2]
Germany [1]
Greece [1] [2]
Kenya [1] [2]
Latvia [1]
Lesotho [1]
Lithuania [1]
Malta [1] [2] [3] [4]
Mauritius [1] [2]
Montenegro [1]
Netherlands [1] [2] [3] [4]
New Zealand [1]
Norway [1]
Philippines [1] [2]
Portugal [1]
Romania [1] [2]
Rwanda [1]
Serbia [1]
Slovenia [1] [2]
South Africa [1] [2]
Spain [1] [2]
Switzerland [1]
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [1]
Timor-Leste [1]
Trinidad and Tobago [1]
Turkey [1]
Uganda [1]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1] [2] [3]