Consider the following statements regarding Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or De...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT):

1. It was adopted in 1984 and entered into force in 1987

2. India rectified this convention in 2008

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 only

1 and 2

2 only

None

Explanation:

About The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
•    IT was adopted in 1984 and entered into force in 1987.
•    161 countries which were signatories to the 1987 United Nation Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, only nine, including India, had not ratified it.
•    India has signed the UN Convention against torture way back in 1997. But, it has still not ratified it.