Nous fournissons également une liste, au meilleur de notre connaissance, des mesures prises dans le droit national par les États africains pour criminaliser la torture : conformément à l'article 4 de la CCT, chaque État partie veille à ce que tous les actes de torture constituent des infractions en vertu de sa législation pénale.
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Torture en Afrique
La base de données sur la prévention de la torture suit la progression des signatures et ratifications, par les États africains, des deux principaux instruments contre la torture, à savoir la Convention des Nations Unies contre la torture (CCT) et son Protocole facultatif (POCCT), qui établit les mécanismes internationales et nationales de visites dans les des lieux de privation de liberté avec le but de prévenir la torture et autres formes de mauvais traitements.
Criminalisation de la torture
| États ayant une législation criminalisant la torture | 15 | |
| Etats n'ayant pas de législation criminalisant la torture ou dont le statut est inconnu | 40 |
CAT & OPCAT
| CAT et OPCAT ratifiés | 22 | |
| CAT ratifié | 28 | |
| Signé CAT ou OPCAT | 2 | |
| CAT et OPCAT non signés ni ratifiés | 3 |
Table de la base de torture
| Pays | UNCAT Signé | UNCAT Ratifiée / Accédée | OPCAT Signé | OPCAT ratifié / adhéré | Criminalisation de la torture | Peine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algérie | November 26 , 1985 | September 12 , 1989 | Art 263 bis Criminal Code | 5-10 years of imprisonment | ||
| Angola | September 24 , 2013 | September 24 , 2013 | ||||
| Bénin | March 12 , 1992 | February 24 , 2005 | September 20 , 2006 | |||
| Botswana | September 08 , 2000 | September 08 , 2000 | ||||
| Burkina Faso | January 04 , 1999 | September 21 , 2005 | July 07 , 2010 | May 2014, Burkina Faso has adopted legislation criminalising torture Article 4 of the Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act 2013 maximum sentence life imprisonment | 3-5 years imprisonment | |
| Burundi | February 18 , 1993 | October 18 , 2013 | Art 196, 197, 200 – 209 Law n°1/05 of 22/04/2009 on the modification of the penal code | 10-15 years imprisonment. 20 years or life imprisonment depending on aggravating circumstances | ||
| Cameroun | December 19 , 1986 | December 15 , 2009 | Art 132 Penal Code | Life imprisonment or terms of imprisonment and a fine depending on aggravating circumstances or effects of the torture on the victim. | ||
| Cap-Vert | June 04 , 1992 | September 26 , 2011 | April 01 , 2016 | |||
| République centrafricaine | October 11 , 2016 | October 11 , 2016 | ||||
| Tchad | June 09 , 1995 | September 26 , 2012 | ||||
| Comoros | September 22 , 2000 | May 25 , 2017 | ||||
| Congo | July 30 , 2003 | September 29 , 2008 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | December 18 , 1995 | |||||
| République Democratique du Congo | March 18 , 1996 | September 23 , 2010 | Bill passed by Parliament | |||
| Djibouti | May 11 , 2002 | |||||
| Egypte | June 25 , 1986 | Art 126 Penal Code | 3-10 years imprisonment | |||
| Guinée équatoriale | October 08 , 2002 | Art 3 Act No. 6/2006 on the Prevention of and Disciplinary Measures against Torture | Prison terms between six months and six years, a fine of 300.000 CFA and a ban from holding public office for twice the period of imprisonment | |||
| Erythrée | September 25 , 2014 | |||||
| Eswatini | March 26 , 2004 | |||||
| Ethiopie | March 14 , 1994 | |||||
| Gabon | January 21 , 1986 | September 08 , 2000 | December 15 , 2004 | September 22 , 2010 | ||
| Gambie | October 23 , 1985 | August 28 , 2018 | ||||
| Ghana | September 07 , 2000 | September 07 , 2000 | November 06 , 2006 | September 23 , 2016 | ||
| Guinée | May 30 , 1986 | October 10 , 1989 | September 16 , 2005 | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | September 12 , 2000 | September 24 , 2013 | September 24 , 2013 | |||
| Kenya | February 21 , 1997 | Article 5 of the 12 April 2017 the Prevention of Torture Act criminalises torture | Article 5(1) of the Prevention of Torture Act 2017 maximum sentence 25 years. Article 5(2) if it results in death person is liable to life imprisonment | |||
| Lesotho | November 12 , 2001 | |||||
| Libéria | September 22 , 2004 | September 22 , 2004 | ||||
| Libye | May 16 , 1989 | |||||
| Madagascar | October 01 , 2001 | December 13 , 2005 | September 24 , 2003 | September 21 , 2017 | Art 2, 10-12 Law n°08/2008 of 25 June 2008 on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment | 2-5 years imprisonment. From 5 years to life imprisonment depending on aggravating circumstances |
| Malawi | June 11 , 1996 | |||||
| Mali | February 26 , 1999 | January 19 , 2004 | May 12 , 2005 | |||
| Mauritanie | November 17 , 2004 | September 27 , 2011 | October 03 , 2012 | 9 September 2015, Mauritania adopted Law No. 033-2015 which criminalises torture | ||
| Ile Maurice | December 09 , 1992 | June 21 , 2005 | Art 78 Criminal Code | 5 years imprisonment | ||
| Maroc | January 08 , 1986 | June 21 , 1993 | November 24 , 2014 | |||
| Mozambique | September 14 , 1999 | July 01 , 2014 | ||||
| Namibie | November 28 , 1994 | |||||
| Niger | July 05 , 1998 | November 07 , 2014 | ||||
| Nigéria | July 28 , 1988 | June 28 , 2001 | July 27 , 2009 | |||
| Rwanda | December 15 , 2008 | June 30 , 2015 | Article 112 of the Law Nº68/2018 of 30/08/2018 Determing Offences and Penalties in General, prohibits torture | Article 113 of the Law Nº68/2018 establishes the penalty for torture of between 20 years and 25 years. If torture results in an incurable illness, permanent incapacity to work, full loss of function of an organ or mutilation of any key body organ, death or is committed by a public official in his/her duties, the penalty is life imprisonment. | ||
| São Tomé et Príncipe | September 06 , 2000 | January 10 , 2017 | ||||
| Sénégal | February 04 , 1985 | August 21 , 1996 | February 04 , 2003 | October 18 , 2006 | Art 296-1 Penal Code | |
| Seychelles | May 05 , 1992 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | March 18 , 1985 | April 25 , 2001 | September 26 , 2003 | |||
| Somalie | January 24 , 1990 | |||||
| Afrique du Sud | January 29 , 1993 | October 12 , 1998 | September 20 , 2006 | Article 4 of the 29 July 2013 Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act 2013 criminalises torture | Article 4 of the Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act 2013 maximum sentence life imprisonment | |
| Soudan du Sud | April 30 , 2015 | April 30 , 2015 | ||||
| Soudan | June 04 , 1986 | |||||
| Togo | March 25 , 1987 | November 18 , 1987 | September 15 , 2005 | July 20 , 2010 | ||
| Tunisie | August 26 , 1987 | September 23 , 1988 | June 29 , 2011 | Art 101 Penal Code | 8 years imprisonment | |
| Ouganda | November 03 , 1986 | |||||
| Zambie | October 27 , 1998 | September 27 , 2010 |
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