Severe physical or psychological agony inflicted with government involvement to force a confession or punish someone.
Universal jurisdiction prosecution and mandatory prison sentences.
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Committee against Torture (CAT)
1465 U.N.T.S. 85
1984
January 2025
Multilingual Official Treaty (UN Authentic)
Official certified text published in 1465 UNTS 85. Monitored by the UN Committee against Torture in Geneva.
An absolute global ban on police torture. No emergency, war, or superior order can ever justify torturing a human being.
Anyone navigating human rights issues must comply with these statutory requirements to ensure legal protection and prevent sanctions.
নির্যাতনের প্রামাণ্য সংজ্ঞা
Severe physical or psychological agony inflicted with government involvement to force a confession or punish someone.
Universal jurisdiction prosecution and mandatory prison sentences.
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গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান
The highest legal authority in Bangladesh. It guarantees basic fundamental human rights (like free speech, equality, and protection from unlawful arrest) and defines how the country's government, parliament, and courts operate.
ফৌজদারি কার্যবিধি, ১৮৯৮
The procedural rulebook for police investigations and criminal court trials. It defines how arrests must be carried out, how bail applications are decided, and how suspect rights are safeguarded during interrogation.
মানবাধিকারের সার্বজনীন ঘোষণাপত্র (১৯৪৮)
A historic global declaration stating that all humans are born free and equal, with rights to life, fair trial, privacy, speech, and freedom from torture and slavery.
“The international human rights treaty that aims to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world, requiring states to take effective measures in any territory under their jurisdiction and forbidding extradition to countries where torture is likely (non-refoulement).”
পুলিশি বা রাষ্ট্রীয় হেফাজতে নির্যাতন নিষিদ্ধকরণ এবং অপরাধীদের বিচারের আওতায় আনার বাধ্যবাধকতা আরোপকারী আন্তর্জাতিক চুক্তি।
Severe physical or psychological agony inflicted with government involvement to force a confession or punish someone.
Universal jurisdiction prosecution and mandatory prison sentences.
Judges cannot accept confessions beaten out of suspects by police.
Total exclusion of coerced evidence from criminal trials.