Home News CoverageStates Have an Opportunity to Lead on a Torture-Free Trade Treaty By Scott Roehm, Director of Global Policy and Advocacy Published October 12, 2023 In response to Special Rapporteur Dr. Alice Edwards’s report, CVT’s Washington Director Scott Roehm co-authored a piece for Just Security about the opportunity to ban torture-based trades and weapons. The authors write, “States’ obligations to prohibit torture and other ill-treatment – both treaty-based and as a matter of customary international law – require them to take proactive steps to prevent torture and other ill-treatment.”LINKStates Have an Opportunity to Lead on a Torture-Free Trade TreatySOURCEJust Security About The Author Scott Roehm Learn MoreShare this News Coverage
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