Recalling that article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment stipulates, in its definition of torture, that discrimination is one of the prohibited purposes of an act of torture. The Convention states:
回顾《禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚公约》第一条在酷刑的定义中规定，歧视是被禁止的施加酷刑的理由之一。