The Special Rapporteur is of the opinion that the continuous handcuffing and shackling of death row prisoners constitutes an imposition of additional punishment without justification, leading to severe suffering, and amounting to torture, as defined by article 1 CAT.
The Special Rapporteur is of the opinion that the continuous handcuffing and shackling of death row prisoners constitutes an imposition of additional punishment without justification, leading to severe suffering, and amounting to torture, as defined by article 1 CAT.