"No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture".
Article 2 of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
"No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time".
Article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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