or any evidence given.
Article 14
1. Each State Party shall ensure in its legal system that the
victim of an act of torture obtains redress and has an
enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation,
including the means for as full rehabilitation as possible.
In the event of the death of the victim as a result of an act
of torture, his dependants shall be entitled to
compensation.
2. Nothing in this article shall affect any right of the victim
or other persons to compensation which may exist under
national law.
Article 15
Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is
established to have been made as a result of torture shall
not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except
against a person accused of torture as evidence that the
statement was made.
Article 16
1. Each State Party shall undertake to prevent in any
territory under its jurisdiction other acts of cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment which
do not amount to torture as defined in article I, when
such acts are committed by or at the instigation of or with
the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other
person acting in an official capacity. In particular, the
obligations contained in articles 10, 11, 12 and 13 shall
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