The States Parties shall guarantee that any person making an accusation of
having been subjected to torture within their jurisdiction shall have the right to
an impartial examination of his case.
Likewise, if there is an accusation or well-grounded reason to believe that an act
of torture has been committed within their jurisdiction, the States Parties shall
guarantee that their respective authorities will proceed properly and immediately
to conduct an investigation into the case and to initiate, whenever appropriate,
the corresponding criminal process.
After all the domestic legal procedures of the respective State and the
corresponding appeals have been exhausted, the case may be submitted to the
international fora whose competence has been recognized by that State.
Article 9
The States Parties undertake to incorporate into their national laws regulations
guaranteeing suitable compensation for victims of torture.
None of the provisions of this article shall affect the right to receive
compensation that the victim or other persons may have by virtue of existing
national legislation.
Article 10
No statement that is verified as having been obtained through torture shall be
admissible as evidence in a legal proceeding, except in a legal action taken
against a person or persons accused of having elicited it through acts of torture,
and only as evidence that the accused obtained such statement by such means.
Article 11
The States Parties shall take the necessary steps to extradite anyone accused of
having committed the crime of torture or sentenced for commission of that
crime, in accordance with their respective national laws on extradition and their
international commitments on this matter.
Article 12
Every State Party shall take the necessary measures to establish its jurisdiction
over the crime described in this Convention in the following cases:
a. When torture has been committed within its jurisdiction;
b. When the alleged criminal is a national of that State; or
c. When the victim is a national of that State and it so deems
appropriate.