3 Article 4 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights permits States parties, in time of public emergency, to take measures derogating from their obligations under the Covenant, but does not permit derogation from, inter alia, article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which provides that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3 Article 4 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights permits States parties, in time of public emergency, to take measures derogating from their obligations under the Covenant, but does not permit derogation from, inter alia, article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which provides that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.