Conventions Quote by John Yoo

It is the policy of the United States not to engage in torture, and there are federal criminal laws that prohibit torture.

— John Yoo

Torture is illegal. Torture is banned by various provisions of the law. I support that.

— Mike Pence

We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden.

— Antonin Scalia

Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration and for any other administration.

— Jane Mayer

In this regard, I reiterate that the prohibition against torture cannot be contravened under any circumstances.

— Pope Benedict XVI

The United States government does not authorise or condone torture of detainees. Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture, are crimes under US law, wherever…

— Condoleezza Rice

Torture is and must remain illegal. Warrantless wiretapping is also illegal, as was the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Qatar without proper notice.

— Joe Sestak

Acknowledgment of torture is not accountability for it.

— Yousef Munayyer

Torture goes against the very soul of our country. We are a democracy, established on the rule of law.

— Dianne Feinstein

Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful imprisonment,…

— Peter Benenson

The United States does not torture.

— George W. Bush

Torture remains unacceptable and unjustified at all times, including during states of emergency, political instability, or even in a war.

— Antonio Guterres