Torture - IAC

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

DRC - Constitution 2006 (2011) EN

TITLE II OF HUMAN RIGHTS, OF FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND OF THE DUTIES OF THE CITIZEN AND OF THE STATE

Chapter 3 Of Collective Rights

Article 61

The prohibition of torture and of cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments or treatment;

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

2. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means:

(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:

(ii) Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments;