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Vote Against GA resolution Repeal "Prevention of Torture"


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Resolution at Vote: Repeal "Prevention of Torture"
Vote Recommendation: Against

Ministry Review
Written by Separatist Peoples

The North Pacific WA Ministry recommends voting Against[/] Repeal "Prevention of Torture" for the following reasons:
The repeal on the whole supports the use of torture, which, in addition to being ineffective at generating accurate intelligence, is as gross a violation of internationally accepted standards of human rights as slavery.
The repeal in question is self-contradictory. In its REMINDING clause, it suggests that human rights are not rights, but privileges, despite identifying them as rights earlier in the sentence. Regardless of any individual view on what constitutes rights, the internal contradiction is a flaw that the General Assembly ought not endorse in its laws.
The language of the repeal supports the use of torture to ensure acquisition of information for security and legal purposes, which will only encourage the use of torture to further state ends at the cost of personal freedoms.
To this end, and after careful consideration, the WA Ministry determines that the passage of Repeal "Prevention of Torture" is not in the best interests of the citizens of The North Pacific, and recommends a vote Against.

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