Measures+to+prevent+the+use+of+torture+and+cruel,+inhuman+or+degrading+punishment

__Policy Statement__

Main points to consider about the issue
 * Defining torture is important to address the issue
 * Analyzing which nations proliferate the use torture amongst the international community

What the international community has already done to address the issue
 * The UN has defined the issue as any act of intentional physical harm on another person
 * Witness Against Torture, an organization against the actions of the US government in Guantanamo, organizes campaigns against the use of torture.

Your countries point of view about the issue and reasons for this point of view
 * Torture is a violation of human rights and all measures must be taken to stop the use of torture

At least three solutions that your country would propose to address this issue
 * An international monitoring agency capable of observing each nations law enforcement activities in order to monitor for torture
 * ReDefining what torture is in order to more effectively prosecute those who torture
 * Holding an international convention hosting delegates from each nation to speak about the issue to the mass

__Clauses__

i. Extend knowledge of human rights violations, ii. Find nations which violate human rights,
 * 1) __Recommends__ the Committee Against Torture (CAT) extend their role in eradicating torture by:
 * 2) Shortening the required reports deadline from 4 years to 2 years so that more information may be extracted from nations,
 * 3) Extending the workforce of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), which has a mandate to visit places where persons are deprived of their rights, which will:
 * 1) __Calls upon__ member states who haven’t signed the UN Convention against torture to do so in order to strengthen the battle against the use of torture or cruel punishment as nations who haven’t signed are holding back attempts against torture,
 * 2) __Calls upon__ all member states to take appropriate legislative and judicial measures to prohibit the production and importation of equipment made primarily for the act of torture and to impose strict laws on the production and importation of equipment that might be used for torture,