52. The Special Rapporteur notes that China was among the first States to ratify the Convention against Torture (CAT) in 1988, which requires States parties to take measures for the prevention of torture and to punish every act of torture with appropriately serious penalties.
52. 特别报告员注意到，中国是最早批准1988年《禁止酷刑公约》的国家之一。 《公约》要求缔约国采取措施防止酷刑，并以相应的严厉处罚措施惩治一切酷刑行为。