noun
United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
Official name of the UN treaty adopted in 1984 and effective from 1987. Often referred to in Japanese legal and human rights contexts.
日本は1999年に拷問禁止条約を批准した。
Japan ratified the Convention Against Torture in 1999.
Compound of 拷問 (torture), 禁止 (prohibition), and 条約 (treaty).