# The Police (Conduct) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 1.4: Article 1 Professional Duty


Police officers shall not subject any person to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. No circumstances whatsoever may be invoked as a justification for torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
(Sourced from: Article 5 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Article 3 European Convention of Human Rights; Principle 6 United Nations Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment.)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/41/schedule/paragraph/1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-1.4
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