[article1] Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

PART-I: General principles

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 1

The objective of the present Protocol is to establish a system of regular visits undertaken by independent international and national bodies to places where people are deprived of their liberty, in order to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

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