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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Reaffirming that torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are prohibited and constitute serious violations of human rights, ...


ARTICLE-7     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) Elections of the members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be held at biennial meetings of the States Parties convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. At those meetings, for which two thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be those who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of the States Parties present and voting. ...


ARTICLE-10     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) Half the members plus one shall constitute a quorum; ...


ARTICLE-34     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of the present article shall come into force when it has been accepted by a two -thirds majority of the States Parties to the present Protocol in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. ...