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The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub. L. 102–256, H.R. 2092, 106 Stat. 73, enacted March 12, 1992) is a US statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing. The statute requires a ...
Further, Arar filed a claim under the Torture Victims Protection Act, adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1992, which allows a victim of torture by an individual of a foreign government to bring suit against that actor in U.S. Court. Arar's claim under the Act against Ashcroft and the INS directors was based upon their complicity in bringing about ...
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999: To reauthorize a comprehensive program of support for victims of torture Pub. L. 106–87 (text) 106-88: November 5, 1999 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes: Continuing Appropriation FY2000 (Fourth) Pub. L. 106–88 (text) 106-89
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005: An act to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes Pub. L. 109–165 (text) 109-166: January 10, 2006
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003: An act to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes Pub. L. 108–179 (text) 108-180: December 15, 2003 (No short title)
Since the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000, the United States has had a mechanism with which to charge the “supplier” or trafficker.It’s taken longer for many in the ...
An even broader definition was used in the 1975 Declaration of Tokyo regarding the participation of medical professionals in acts of torture: [4]. For the purpose of this Declaration, torture is defined as the deliberate, systematic or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons acting alone or on the orders of any authority, to force another person to yield ...
Applauded by industry and decried by environmentalists, Trump signed an executive order on April 26, 2017, that swept away Obama’s use of the 1906 Antiquities Act to protect federal lands from ...