Monday, March 1, 2010

New UN resolution can help check doctors' role in torture

A new UN resolution could end doctors' participation in torture, says a new report.

According to experts on bmj.com, the resolution, passed in March 2009, can pose a challenge to torture and cruelty.

The resolution says, "states must never request or require anyone, including medical or other health personnel, to commit any act of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment".



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