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Bill: Human Rights Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Cobura
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2736
Description[?]:
| Resolved, by the Representative Assembly of the Republic of Cobura, that the use of torture shall be illegal under all circumstances within the borders of Cobura. Resolved, that no personnel of the Armed Forces of Cobura shall engage in torture. Resolved, that contravention of this Act shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of no less than five (5) years imprisonment and no more than forty (40) years imprisonment, for every person tortured. Resolved, that the government of the Republic of Cobura, its regions and municipalities shall be forbidden from extraditing any person to any nation that carries out capital punishment, unless the authorities of the nation requesting extradition agree not to carry out capital punishment. Resolved, that the government of the Republic of Cobura, its regions and municipalities shall be forbidden from extraditing any person to any nation that engages in torture in all circumstances. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Current: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Proposed: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:49:30, April 04, 2009 CET | From |  Radical Party | To | Debating the Human Rights Protection Act |
| Message | BOTH OF THESE IS BAD FOR OUR NATION WE CAN NOT BOW TO TERRORISTS |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 203 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 153 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 144 |
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