UN Convention Against Torture – Article 10 - Each State Party
shall ensure that education and information regarding the
prohibition against torture are fully included in the training
of law enforcement personnel, civil or military, medical
personnel, public officials and other persons who may be
involved in the custody, interrogation or treatment of any
individual subjected to any form of arrest, detention or
imprisonment. - Each State Party shall include this prohibition
in the rules or instructions issued in regard to the duties and
functions of any such persons. During the Troubles in Northern
Ireland, the British Armed Forces and the Royal Ulster
Constabulary were using the ‘five techniques’ (wall standing,
hooding, subjection to noise, sleep deprivation and food and
drink deprivation) as a precursor to interrogation of suspected
terrorists. Following complaints and an inquiry, Lord Chief
Justice Lord Parker’s report stated that such practices were
illegal under both the Geneva Conventions and domestic la